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Tying Off A Nose Artery To Stop Bleeding

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31241

A scope is passed through the nostril and the sphenopalatine artery, a main blood supply to the inside of the nose, is clipped or tied off to stop severe or repeated nosebleeds. Because the work is done through the nostril, there is no incision on the face.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tying Off A Nose Artery To Stop Bleeding cost?

$1,122

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $3,090.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $490 to $10,965
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in South Carolina than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 45th of 50

$1,122

SC $8,913ND $457

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.