Surgery and procedures CPT 31276 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Sinus surgery, frontal cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus as an inpatient: from $1,933.09 to $1,933.09, with a median of $1,933.09. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,933.09 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 31276, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,933.09Altru Hospital
Median$1,933.09half pay less
Highest$1,933.09in 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $1,933.09Highest $4,564.63

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/RMVL TISS FROM FRONTAL SINUS $1,933.09 $3,169.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC SINUS ENDOSCOPY $4,564.63 $7,483.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,933.09, median $1,933.09, highest $1,933.09.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,933.09 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers endoscopic surgery through the nose to open the frontal sinus, above the eyes.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.