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Tying Off A Nose Artery To Stop Bleeding

Vermont 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?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $708.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,862Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,000
$500$1Kfacility $1,698professional $661

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$661

OK $3,311KY $437

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.