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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31295

A slim balloon-tipped instrument is guided by a camera into the drainage opening of the sinus behind the cheek, reached either through the nostril or through a small opening made above the upper teeth. Inflating the balloon widens that opening so the sinus can drain, easing long-standing congestion, facial pressure and repeated infections. No tissue is cut away.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening cost?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,862$437 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$302 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $178 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $178 to $7,762
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $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. 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
$524.81
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,388.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$9,772.37
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,079.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
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
$263.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Hampshire. 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.

Alaska· 20th of 51

$1,862

CA $3,020NH $501

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.