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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 October 2026.

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

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$631 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$4,571 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $229 to $7,079
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$24,547.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,388.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$10,232.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$24,547.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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· 1st of 51

$3,020

AK $3,020NE $302

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.