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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Alabama 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,738$263 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,754 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,715Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,512
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $1,738

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 13th of 51

$2,042

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.