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Endoscopic Repair Of A Sphenoid Fluid Leak

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 31291

Seals a leak of the fluid that surrounds the brain where it escapes through the sphenoid sinus, the air space deep behind the nose at the base of the skull. The surgeon works entirely through the nostril with a telescope and patches the defect with tissue or graft material. Sealing it stops clear fluid dripping from the nose and removes the risk of meningitis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Repair Of A Sphenoid Fluid Leak cost?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,754 to $11,482.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $2,754

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 22.4 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 50

$7,943

ME $26,303WV $1,175

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.