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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$229 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,514 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $166 to $3,020
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,514

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$2,570.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Hampshire. 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$2,042

CA $3,020NH $501

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.