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Sinus Scope with Ethmoid Sinus Surgery, Partial

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 31254

A thin scope is used to access and remove diseased tissue or bony partitions from the front portion of the ethmoid sinuses, small air-filled spaces between the eyes. It's often done to relieve chronic sinus blockage, infection, or inflammation that hasn't responded to other treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sinus Scope with Ethmoid Sinus Surgery, Partial cost?

$309

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $525.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $7,586Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $209 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $309

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$309

HI $2,455DE $269

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.