Balloon sinuplasty, maxillary cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for balloon dilation of the maxillary sinus opening, one side: from $547.81 to $2,600.15, with a median of $1,573.98. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital — $1,026.17 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,600.15 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Jan 29, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital lowest Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Nasal/Sinus Ndsc Surg W/Dilation Maxillary Sinus | $547.81 | $1,007.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY,W/DILAT MAXILLARY SINUS OSTIUM | $2,600.15 | $6,118.00 | $398.30–$13,115.99 | 58% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 NASAL/SINUS NDSC SURG W/DILATION MAXILLARY SINUS | $6,574.78 | $12,086.00 | — | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $547.81, median $1,573.98, highest $2,600.15 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,573.98. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 31295 ($4,424.84). 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.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY,W/DILAT MAXILLARY SINUS OSTIUM | $38.25 | file |