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Endoscopic Repair of Spinal Fluid Leak

Illinois rates for HCPCS 31290

Seals a leak of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear fluid that cushions the brain, where it escapes through a small defect at the base of the skull and drains into the nose. Working through the nostrils with a thin lighted telescope, the surgeon closes the defect with tissue or a graft, avoiding an open incision on the head or face.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Repair of Spinal Fluid Leak cost?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $5,012.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,495
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $1,862

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$13,182.57
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,495.41
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Illinois· 40th of 50

$2,138

ME $26,303WV $1,122

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.