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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

New Hampshire 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $10,000 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$447$234 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,000$8,913 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $11,482Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,548
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $10,000professional $447

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
$100.00
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,466.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,370.32
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 51st of 51

$501

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.