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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Ohio 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$191 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,445 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $741 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,951
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $1,585

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
$1,548.82
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,754.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$117.49
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 30th of 51

$1,698

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.