Surgery and procedures CPT 30520 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Septoplasty cost in Santa Rosa, CA — inpatient

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum as an inpatient: from $3,496.05 to $9,990.40, with a median of $5,960.88. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $2,464.83 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $4,924.40 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 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$3,496.05Healdsburg Hospital
Median$5,960.88half pay less
Highest$9,990.40in this market
Difference2.9×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

median
Lowest $3,496.05Highest $9,990.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $3,496.05 $6,855.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $5,759.94 $11,294.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $6,161.82 $12,082.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF $9,990.40 $17,840.00 $3,919.00–$12,272.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $3,496.05, median $5,960.88, highest $9,990.40 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $5,960.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.