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Septoplasty cost in California without insurance

In California, the median cash price for Septoplasty is $4,924.40 across 68 hospitals, from $936.62 to $45,169.00. The lowest is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles). The US median is $4,924.40.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

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 Sep 27, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Septoplasty prices in California 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.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Septoplasty Septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum · code 30520 68 $936.62–$45,169.00 $4,924.40 $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
US median The median cash price across all US hospitals that publish one for this code.

Outpatient cash prices in California. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Septoplasty prices in California

Septoplasty cost by metro area in California

Septoplasty cost in other states

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.