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Balloon Widening Of Two Sinus Openings

Vermont 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?

$2,512

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $5,129.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $5,495Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $316 to $6,166
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $2,512

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 38th of 51

$2,512

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.