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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Colorado 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $10,715 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,413$234 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,715$3,802 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,548
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,715professional $1,413

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,090.30
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,818.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,630.78
1 more rate 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
$138.04
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$2,291

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.