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Sinus Surgery on the Frontal Sinus

Colorado rates for HCPCS 31276

Surgery inside the nose using a thin telescope, in which the drainage pathway of the frontal sinus, the air space behind the forehead and brow, is opened up and inflamed tissue or polyps blocking it are removed. Everything is done through the nostrils, with no cuts on the face. It is used for long-standing sinus infection or blockage that has not settled with medicines.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sinus Surgery on the Frontal Sinus cost?

$8,913

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $18,197.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $646 to $26,303Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,630
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,913professional $447

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
$446.68
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$33,113.11
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Wyoming 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$8,913

WY $13,490DE $363

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.