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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

California 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$191 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,905 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $158 to $6,457
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,820

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
$2,041.74
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,025.60
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,754.40
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,388.44
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,467.37
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,715.35
3 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
$120.23
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where California 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.

California· 14th of 51

$1,995

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.