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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Maryland 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$1,445$174 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$195 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,138Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,162
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,445

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
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$0.49
Median
$0.49
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$1,479

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.