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Balloon Widening of the Cheek Sinus Opening

West 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$234 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,479 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $240 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,786
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $1,175

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,786.30
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
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$1,230

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.