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Balloon Widening Of Two Sinus Openings

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 31298

A thin scope is passed through the nostril and a balloon is used to stretch open the natural drainage openings of the frontal sinus above the eyes and the sphenoid sinus deeper behind the nose. Widening those openings lets trapped mucus drain and relieves repeated or lingering sinus infection. Very little tissue is cut or removed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Balloon Widening Of Two Sinus Openings cost?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$3,311$603 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,455 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $269 to $12,589Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $372 to $11,220
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $3,311

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
$269.15
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$45,708.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,882.50
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 10.2 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.

Minnesota· 12th of 51

$3,388

AK $5,012NE $490

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.