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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Rhode Island 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?

$1,738

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $2,291.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $129 to $2,399
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,318

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$1,738

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.