Surgery and procedures CPT 31256 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Michigan City, IN — inpatient

In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus as an inpatient: from $280.80 to $280.80, with a median of $280.80. Across Indiana, the median is $467.60 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31256, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$280.80La Porte Hospital
Median$280.80half pay less
Highest$280.80in 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN.

median
Lowest $280.80Highest $421.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
La Porte Hospital lowest La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 31256 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS $280.80 $520.00 $217.36–$468.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 31256 22 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS $351.00 $650.00 $271.70–$585.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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La Porte Hospital La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 31256 50 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS $421.20 $780.00 $326.04–$702.00 46% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $280.80, median $280.80, highest $280.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $257.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.