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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 October 2026.

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

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$372 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,778 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $166 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $229 to $5,888
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $1,778

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
$165.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$45,708.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$6,760.83
2 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
$125.89
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$2,291

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.