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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Kentucky 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$1,175$158 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$240 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,570
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $1,175

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
$151.36
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$5,248.07
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
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
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$1,318

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.