Surgery and procedures CPT 31255 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening as an inpatient: from $573.40 to $573.40, with a median of $573.40. Across North Dakota, the median is $573.40 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31255, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$573.40Altru Hospital
Median$573.40half pay less
Highest$573.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $573.40Highest $4,564.63

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY $573.40 $940.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC NASAL SCOPY,REMV TOTL ETHMOID $4,564.63 $7,483.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $573.40, median $573.40, highest $573.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $573.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.