Surgery and procedures CPT 31256 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus as an inpatient: from $319.64 to $319.64, with a median of $319.64. Across North Dakota, the median is $319.64 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31256, 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$319.64Altru Hospital
Median$319.64half pay less
Highest$319.64in 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 $319.64Highest $3,325.72

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY $319.64 $524.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC EXPLORATION,MAXILLARY SINUS $3,325.72 $5,452.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $319.64, median $319.64, highest $319.64.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $319.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.