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Tying Off A Nose Artery To Stop Bleeding

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

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

$2,537

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,537 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$589 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,698 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,890Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $759

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 25th of 51

$2,537

$759 physician + $1,778 facility

OK $7,144MT $1,321

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.