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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 July 2026.

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

$1,809

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,809 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $977 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$832$501 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$977$372 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $355 to $12,023Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,042
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $977professional $832

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
$1,071.52
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 25.0 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $1,809 · 44th of 51
IN $13,916MD $557

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.