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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 July 2026.

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

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 4 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$1,288$195 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,259 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,512
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $1,288

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
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Hampshire. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $1,698 · 34th of 51
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.