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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Tennessee 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?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$214 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,042 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $148 to $6,457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $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
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,019.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
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
79 · Unrelated procedure after surgery
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 12th of 51

$2,042

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.