Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus as an inpatient: from $229.50 to $280.50, with a median of $255.00. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $25.50 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $467.60 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 31256, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 31256,LT EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $229.50 | $510.00 | $151.47–$459.00 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 31256 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $229.50 | $510.00 | $151.47–$459.00 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 31256,LT EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $280.50 | $510.00 | $152.49–$459.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 31256 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $280.50 | $510.00 | $152.49–$459.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $229.50, median $255.00, highest $280.50 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $19,912.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 31256 ($2,283.60). 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31256,LT EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $137.70 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31256 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $137.70 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31256,LT EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $183.60 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31256 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $183.60 | file |