Sinus surgery, frontal cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus: from $476.61 to $14,857.61, with a median of $7,667.11. The lowest listed price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center — $7,190.50 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $7,667.11 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 31276, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center lowest Oklahoma City, OK EXPLORATION OF NASAL SINUS USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $476.61 | $4,766.12 | $448.00–$11,482.46 | 90% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus | $14,857.61 | $22,857.86 | $6,192.92–$14,682.73 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $476.61, median $7,667.11, highest $14,857.61 — a 31.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 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.