Sinus surgery, maxillary with tissue removal cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary sinus with removal of tissue as an inpatient: from $441.72 to $552.15, with a median of $449.90. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $8.18 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,138.15 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 31267, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 31267 50 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $441.72 | $1,227.00 | $309.18–$1,104.30 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 31267,LT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $449.90 | $818.00 | $244.58–$736.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 31267,RT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $449.90 | $818.00 | $244.58–$736.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 31267 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $449.90 | $818.00 | $244.58–$736.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 31267 50 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $552.15 | $1,227.00 | $364.42–$1,104.30 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 31267 50 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $674.85 | $1,227.00 | $366.87–$1,104.30 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $441.72, median $449.90, highest $552.15 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $20,364.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31267,LT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $220.86 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31267 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $220.86 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31267,RT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $220.86 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31267 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $294.48 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31267,LT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $294.48 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN31267,RT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $294.48 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN31267 50 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $331.29 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN31267,RT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $368.10 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN31267,LT ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $368.10 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN31267 ENDOSCOPY MAXILLARY SINUS | $368.10 | file |