Surgery and procedures CPT 30520 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Septoplasty cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum as an inpatient: from $1,117.47 to $6,419.65, with a median of $6,419.65. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital — $5,302.18 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $3,837.72 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 30520, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,117.47F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$6,419.65half pay less
Highest$6,419.65in this market
Difference5.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $1,117.47Highest $6,419.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $1,117.47 $1,874.00 — 40% —
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM $6,419.65 $9,876.39 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM $6,419.65 $9,876.39 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,117.47, median $6,419.65, highest $6,419.65 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,935.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.