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Sinus Surgery on the Frontal Sinus

Iowa 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $6,761.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $741 to $15,136Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,089
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $912

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,606.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$17,782.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$3,802

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.