Sinus surgery, maxillary with tissue removal cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary sinus with removal of tissue: from $644.40 to $1,338.35, with a median of $991.38. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $346.98 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $13,611.63 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 31267, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 15, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR NSL/SINUS NDSC MAX ANTROST W/RMVL TISS MAX SINUS | $644.40 | $1,074.00 | $246.96–$780.44 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 NSL/SINUS NDSC MAX ANTROST W/RMVL TISS MAX SINUS | $1,338.35 | $2,059.00 | $1.10–$11,685.63 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $644.40, median $991.38, highest $1,338.35 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 that widens the maxillary sinus opening and removes diseased tissue or polyps from inside the sinus.
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 31267 ($3,684.72). 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.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY,RMV TISS MAXILL SINUS | $0.60 | file |