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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Mississippi 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$1,622$209 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,259 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,715
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $1,622

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
$407.38
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 34th of 51

$1,660

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.