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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Iowa 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?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,512 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$2,512$355 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,630 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,482Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,370
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $2,512

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
$602.56
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,248.07
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
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
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 2nd of 51

$2,951

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.