Surgery and procedures CPT 31255 Outpatient

Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost in Corning, NY

In Corning, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening: from $358.38 to $358.38, with a median of $358.38. Across New York, the median is $7,131.66 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31255, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$358.38St. James Hospital
Median$358.38half pay less
Highest$358.38in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. James Hospital Hornell, NY · (607) 324-8000 PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY $358.38 $601.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $358.38, median $358.38, highest $358.38.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $358.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This code covers endoscopic surgery through the nose to open all of the ethmoid sinuses, between the eyes.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.