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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Georgia 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$224 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,445 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $1,479

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
$977.24
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,168.69
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
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 29th of 51

$1,738

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.