Surgery and procedures CPT 31256 Outpatient

Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Elkhart, IN

In Elkhart-Goshen, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $9,179.80 to $9,179.80, with a median of $9,179.80. Across Indiana, the median is $467.60 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31256, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 13, 2026 and Aug 13, 2026.

Lowest$9,179.80Goshen Health Surgery Center
Median$9,179.80half pay less
Highest$9,179.80in 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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.

median
Lowest $9,179.80Highest $9,179.80
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Goshen Health Surgery Center lowest Goshen, IN Exploration maxillary sinus $9,179.80 $13,114.00 $1,566.67–$11,808.21 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Goshen Health Surgery Center one side Goshen, IN Exploration maxillary sinus lt $9,179.80 $13,114.00 $1,566.67–$11,808.21 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Goshen Health Surgery Center one side Goshen, IN Exploration maxillary sinus rt $9,179.80 $13,114.00 $1,566.67–$11,808.21 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Goshen Health Surgery Center both sides Goshen, IN Exploration maxillary sinus bi $9,179.80 $13,114.00 $1,566.67–$11,808.21 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $9,179.80, median $9,179.80, highest $9,179.80.

Both sides : lowest $9,179.80, median $9,179.80, highest $9,179.80.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

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 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.