Cash prices 583 hospitals

Septoplasty cost without insurance

The median cash price for Septoplasty is $4,924.40 across 583 US hospitals that publish a self-pay price. Most hospitals (the middle 80%) charge between $1,525.09 and $16,530.50.

A septoplasty straightens a deviated septum, the wall of cartilage and bone between the nostrils, to improve breathing through the nose. It is usually done as outpatient surgery under general anesthesia and takes about an hour. It is billed under code 30520. Septoplasty is often done together with sinus surgery or with surgery on the nasal turbinates, which are billed under other codes.

Collected Oct 26, 2026 One price per hospital, from each hospital's own price file

Septoplasty prices by type

30520 is septoplasty alone. If surgery on the turbinates or sinuses is added, those carry separate codes and are not in this price. A cosmetic nose job (rhinoplasty) is a different procedure.

Procedure	Hospitals	Middle 80%	Median	Medicare
Septoplasty Septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum · code 30520	583	$1,525.09–$16,530.50	$4,924.40	—

Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More

Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.

Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More

Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

Medicare Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same outpatient service, including the patient's share, before the local wage adjustment. A yardstick, not a price you can pay. More

What the hospital price covers

The price is for the surgery at the facility. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia and pathology may be billed separately.

“Most charge” is the middle 80% of hospitals (10th to 90th percentile), so one mistyped line in a hospital file cannot stretch it. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price for the code. “Medicare” is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for the same service outside a hospital stay, including the patient's share (the hospital outpatient, lab or hospital clinic rate); “median 3×” means the median cash price is three times that rate.

Septoplasty: median by state

States with at least 5 hospitals, cheapest median first. Pick a state for its septoplasty prices and cheapest hospitals.

Septoplasty: median by metro area

Metro areas with at least 10 hospitals.

Paying cash: what to do

Ask for one price that includes the surgeon, the anesthesia and the facility; they are often billed separately.
Ask whether the quote is for septoplasty alone or with other nasal surgery on the same day.
An ambulatory surgery center often costs less than a hospital operating room for the same surgery.

Questions

How much does a septoplasty cost without insurance?

The median hospital cash price for Septoplasty (code 30520) is $4,924.40 across 583 US hospitals that publish a self-pay price; most charge $1,525.09 to $16,530.50. By state, the median runs from $1,406.40 in Montana to $20,805.72 in Ohio. The price is for the surgery at the facility. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia and pathology may be billed separately.

Is septoplasty covered by insurance?

Often yes when it treats a breathing problem, because it is considered medically needed. It is usually not covered when done only for appearance.

How long is recovery?

Most people return to light activity within a week or two, and swelling can take longer to settle. Your surgeon will give you the details.

Is septoplasty the same as a nose job?

No. Septoplasty fixes the inner wall for breathing, while rhinoplasty changes the shape of the nose, though they are sometimes done together.