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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

Virginia 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$182 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,660 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $214 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,754
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,479

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
$363.08
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
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
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$1,549

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.