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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 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$1,318$191 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,230 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,455
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,318

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
$275.42
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 36th of 51

$1,698

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.