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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Utah 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$263 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,239 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $200 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,630
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $1,380

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
$199.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$20,892.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,388.44
2 more rates 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
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,698.24
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$30,902.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 43rd of 51

$1,479

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.