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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Minnesota 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$1,698$363 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,236 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $20,417Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,623
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,698

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
$162.18
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$31,622.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$74,131.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 15th of 51

$1,950

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.