Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 19 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $525.00 to $43,275.35, with a median of $4,500.00. The lowest listed price is at Maimonides Medical Center — $3,975.00 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $4,362.99 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 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 Jan 19, 2026 and Sep 5, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maimonides Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS.. | $525.00 | $525.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $3,809.10 | $448.00 | $120.11–$229.00 | -750% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $3,809.10 | $436.00 | $120.11–$229.00 | -774% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY PR NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $3,809.10 | $433.00 | $120.11–$229.00 | -780% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $3,809.10 | $448.00 | $120.11–$229.00 | -750% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $8,059.38 | $208.23–$6,195.45 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $7,774.01 | $202.25–$6,195.45 | 44% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $8,059.38 | $202.25–$6,195.45 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $7,774.01 | $1,662.61–$5,453.74 | 44% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $8,059.38 | $208.23–$6,195.45 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $7,774.01 | $1,660.76–$5,453.74 | 44% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $8,059.38 | $1,672.86–$6,981.05 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $8,059.38 | $208.23–$6,195.45 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $7,774.01 | $208.23–$6,195.45 | 44% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $8,059.38 | $1,659.00–$6,981.05 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY, SURGICAL, WITH MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY; | $4,362.99 | $7,774.01 | $208.23–$6,195.45 | 44% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 EXPLORATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $4,407.00 | $4,567.92 | $872.02–$4,567.92 | 4% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Exploration Maxillary Sinus | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Exploration Maxillary Sinus | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Exploration Maxillary Sinus | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Exploration Maxillary Sinus | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Exploration Maxillary Sinus | $4,500.00 | $5,000.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $8,032.28 | $36,095.38 | — | 78% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $9,237.12 | $36,091.13 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $9,237.12 | $36,095.38 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $9,237.12 | $36,095.38 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $9,237.12 | $36,095.38 | — | 74% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $9,237.12 | $36,095.38 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Incision of nasal sinus using an endoscope | $43,275.35 | $43,275.35 | $1,731.00–$81,660.59 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $525.00, median $4,500.00, highest $43,275.35 — a 82.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $4,500.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 8 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 31256 ($2,527.00). 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.
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NYPR NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $207.50 | file |