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Return Surgery to Stop Nasal-Passage Bleeding

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 42972

A procedure to control bleeding from the back of the nose and upper throat area that requires a return trip to the operating room, typically after an earlier attempt to stop the bleeding was not enough. It is a more involved intervention than simple packing or cautery done at bedside. This is often needed after significant nosebleeds or as a complication following other ear, nose, and throat surgery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Return Surgery to Stop Nasal-Passage Bleeding cost?

$1,744

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,744 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$676 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$501 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,698Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $832professional $912

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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
3 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 48th of 51

$1,744

$912 physician + $832 facility

CO $5,057DE $1,284

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.