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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Missouri 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$1,660$195 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,288 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,715
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $1,660

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
$239.88
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
1 more rate 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
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 26th of 51

$1,778

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.