Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 21 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening: from $372.30 to $36,247.00, with a median of $8,032.28. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $7,659.98 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $7,131.66 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 17 cities 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$372.30St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$8,032.28half pay less
Highest$36,247.00in this market
Difference97.4×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $372.30Highest $36,247.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $372.30 | $1,382.99 | $258.10–$829.60 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $868.00 | $1,240.00 | $313.40–$476.87 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS... | $925.00 | $925.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $203.60–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $203.60–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $203.60–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $203.60–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $358.55–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $358.55–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $358.55–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $3,145.00 | $3,145.00 | $358.55–$2,830.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $7,210.32 | $774.00 | $244.32–$479.00 | -832% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $7,210.32 | $803.00 | $244.32–$479.00 | -798% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $7,210.32 | $803.00 | $244.32–$479.00 | -798% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $7,210.32 | $781.00 | $244.32–$479.00 | -823% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $8,032.28 | $36,055.97 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $368.71–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $356.30–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $358.55–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $3,373.22–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $356.30–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $3,387.65–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $368.71–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $368.71–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $3,392.85–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $3,373.80–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $368.71–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $3,374.02–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $368.71–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 Nsl/sins ndsc w/tot ethmdct | $8,191.77 | — | $1,324.20–$17,619.43 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $8,191.77 | — | $368.71–$11,632.31 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 NASALSINUS ENDOSCOPY SURGICAL | $8,343.00 | $4,688.13 | $894.96–$4,688.13 | -78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $9,237.12 | $36,055.97 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $9,237.12 | $36,055.97 | — | 74% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $9,237.12 | $35,681.10 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $9,237.12 | $36,055.97 | — | 74% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Total Ethoidectomy | $9,237.12 | $36,055.97 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY REMOVAL OF NASAL SINUS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $12,773.66 | $12,773.66 | $4,255.00–$21,481.00 | — | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Removal of nasal sinus using an endoscope | $36,247.00 | $36,247.00 | $1,731.00–$68,398.09 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $372.30, median $8,032.28, highest $36,247.00 — a 97.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,145.00. 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 6 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.