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Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Full Ethmoid Clearance

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31255

This is a minimally invasive procedure performed with a thin lighted scope inserted through the nostril to open and clear the small air-filled spaces between the eyes, known as the ethmoid sinuses. It clears the full depth of these sinus spaces, front and back, rather than just the forward portion. It is generally used for chronic sinus infections or blockages that have not responded to medication.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Full Ethmoid Clearance cost?

$7,177

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,177 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$676 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$3,802 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,698
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $1,288

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
$1,548.82
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,949.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,025.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$19,498.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.4 times more in Colorado 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

Alaska· 5th of 51

$7,177

$1,288 physician + $5,888 facility

CO $11,205MT $980

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.