Surgery and procedures CPT 31256 Outpatient

Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Two Harbors, MN

In Two Harbors, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $1,320.09 to $1,320.09, with a median of $1,320.09. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,395.08 at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,320.09Aspirus Lake View Hospital
Median$1,320.09half pay less
Highest$1,320.09in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN · (218) 834-7300 NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY $1,320.09 $1,604.00 — 18% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,320.09, median $1,320.09, highest $1,320.09.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,320.09. 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.