Surgery and procedures CPT 31276 Outpatient

Sinus surgery, frontal cost in Youngstown, OH

In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus (one side of the body): from $19,758.26 to $40,287.97, with a median of $30,023.12. The lowest listed price is at Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center — $10,264.86 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $25,792.96 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 —.

Lowest$19,758.26Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Median$30,023.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$40,287.97in this market
Difference2.0×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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.

median
Lowest $19,758.26Highest $40,287.97

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center one side lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-2929 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus|RIGHT SIDE source file $19,758.26 $32,930.43 $6,676.90–$6,810.44 40%
Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital one side Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc W/Rmvl Tiss From Frontal Sinus|LEFT SIDE source file $40,287.97 $67,146.62 $6,676.90–$6,810.44 40%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

One side of the body : lowest $19,758.26, median $30,023.12, highest $40,287.97 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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.