Surgery and procedures CPT 31256 Outpatient

Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Worcester, MA

In Worcester, MA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $9,016.00 to $9,016.00, with a median of $9,016.00. Across Massachusetts, the median is $6,839.07 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 2026.

Lowest$9,016.00UMass Memorial Medical Center
Median$9,016.00half pay less
Highest$9,016.00in 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 Worcester, MA.

median
Lowest $9,016.00Highest $38,429.54

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UMass Memorial Medical Center lowest Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy $9,016.00 $9,016.00 — — Mar 26, 2026
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UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy,Open Maxill Sinus $38,429.54 $38,429.54 — — Mar 26, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $9,016.00, median $9,016.00, highest $9,016.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $9,016.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.