Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Shelbyville, TN — inpatient
In Shelbyville, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus as an inpatient: from $1,814.82 to $1,814.82, with a median of $1,814.82. Across Tennessee, the median is $8,847.72 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31256, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN · (931) 685-5433 HC ENDO NASAL W/MAXIL ANTROSTOMY | $1,814.82 | $6,258.00 | $1,251.60–$6,258.00 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,814.82, median $1,814.82, highest $1,814.82.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,814.82 — 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.
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.
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TNNASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY,OPEN MAXILL SINUS | $186.18 | file |