Balloon sinuplasty, maxillary cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for balloon dilation of the maxillary sinus opening, one side: from $3,485.44 to $9,882.00, with a median of $3,485.44. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $7,740.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 31295, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc Surg W/Dilation Maxillary Sinus | $3,485.44 | $3,485.44 | $45.28–$1,784.48 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc Surg W/Dilation Maxillary Sinus | $3,485.44 | $3,485.44 | $45.28–$1,784.48 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc Surg W/Dilation Maxillary Sinus | $3,485.44 | $3,485.44 | $45.28–$1,659.74 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Nasal/Sinus Ndsc Surg W/Dilation Maxillary Sinus | $3,485.44 | $3,485.44 | $117.01–$1,784.48 | — | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 NSL/SINS NDSC SURG MAX SINS | $9,882.00 | — | $180.51–$22,024.28 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,485.44, median $3,485.44, highest $9,882.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,485.44. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 4 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
In this endoscopic procedure a small balloon is passed through the nose and inflated to widen the natural opening of the maxillary (cheek) sinus. It is used for chronic or repeated sinusitis that does not improve with medicine.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure for one side; the balloon device may be listed as a separate supply. The surgeon and any anesthesia are billed separately.