Surgery and procedures CPT 31256 Outpatient

Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Cape Coral, FL

In Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $9,958.61 to $13,544.33, with a median of $11,278.20. The lowest listed price is at Healthpark Medical Center — $1,319.59 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $11,278.20 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 31256, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 2026.

Lowest$9,958.61Healthpark Medical Center
Median$11,278.20half pay less
Highest$13,544.33in this market
Difference1.4×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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL.

median
Lowest $9,958.61Highest $13,544.33

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Healthpark Medical Center lowest Fort Myers, FL Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus $9,958.61 $49,793.05 $19,917.22–$39,834.44 80% Mar 26, 2026
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Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus $11,278.20 $56,391.00 $22,556.40–$45,112.80 80% Mar 26, 2026
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Rehab Hospital Fort Myers, FL Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus $11,278.20 $56,391.00 $22,556.40–$45,112.80 80% Mar 26, 2026
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Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus $11,279.35 $56,396.75 $22,558.70–$45,117.40 80% Mar 26, 2026
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Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 Nasal Scopy,Open Maxill Sinus $13,544.33 $67,721.65 $27,088.66–$54,177.32 80% Mar 26, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $9,958.61, median $11,278.20, highest $13,544.33 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is 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 widen the natural opening of the maxillary sinus behind the cheek.

What the price covers

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