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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

North Dakota 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?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 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 5 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$1,820$275 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$155 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,012Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,548
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,862professional $1,820

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
$154.88
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in New Hampshire. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Dakota $1,820 · 27th of 51
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.