Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening: from $18,808.85 to $18,808.85, with a median of $18,808.85. Across Indiana, the median is $2,221.17 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31255, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $18,808.85 | $62,696.16 | $254.87–$56,426.54 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18,808.85, median $18,808.85, highest $18,808.85.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $417.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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
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.
16 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 31255 ($3,145.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN31255,LT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $100.08 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN31255,RT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $100.08 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN31255 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $100.08 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31255,RT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $112.59 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31255 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $112.59 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN31255,RT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $112.59 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN31255,LT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $112.59 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN31255 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $112.59 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31255,LT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $112.59 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31255,LT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $125.10 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31255,RT REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $125.10 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31255 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $125.10 | file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN31255 50 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $150.12 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31255 50 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $168.89 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN31255 50 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $168.89 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31255 50 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $187.65 | file |