Surgery and procedures CPT 30520 241 markets

Septoplasty cost without insurance

Across 241 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum from $365.00 to $74,226.50. The median market price is $3,329.90. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.

Collected Sep 27, 2026 Each price links to its source file

Lowest$365.00any market
Median market$3,329.90middle of market medians
Highest$74,226.50any market
Listings485hospital prices

What it is

Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.

Why prices differ

Prices differ between hospital outpatient departments and surgery centers, and with any added nasal or sinus procedures.

What to ask

Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 30520 includes the surgeon and anesthesia fees and whether turbinate reduction is planned as a separate charge.

Prices by state

Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.

Prices by market

Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.

MarketHospitalsLowest MedianHighest×
Anaconda, MT single city 1 $1,600.73 $1,600.73 $1,600.73 1.0×
Anna, IL single city 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Antigo, WI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Akron, OH 3 $1,104.00 $1,818.75 $1,822.60 1.7×
Albany, OR 2 $1,297.60 $1,297.60 $1,297.60 1.0×
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 2 $14,110.07 $17,091.65 $20,073.22 1.4×
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1 $9,237.12 $9,237.12 $9,237.12 1.0×
Anchorage, AK 2 $5,441.00 $10,899.59 $16,358.18 3.0×
Ann Arbor, MI 1 $4,886.80 $4,886.80 $4,886.80 1.0×
Appleton, WI 3 $1,235.76 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 2.9×
Ardmore, OK 1 $912.00 $912.00 $912.00 1.0×
Astoria, OR 1 $7,055.25 $7,055.25 $7,055.25 1.0×
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 9 $8,241.00 $8,241.00 $19,363.00 2.3×
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 1 $4,289.65 $4,289.65 $4,289.65 1.0×
Auburn-Opelika, AL 1 $3,168.55 $3,168.55 $3,168.55 1.0×
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 7 $3,652.15 $3,652.15 $3,652.15 1.0×
Bad Axe, MI single city 1 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 1.0×
Berlin, WI single city 1 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 1.0×
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1 $1,302.00 $1,302.00 $1,302.00 1.0×
Bangor, ME 1 $1,442.49 $1,442.49 $1,442.49 1.0×
Barre, VT 1 $1,534.26 $1,534.26 $1,534.26 1.0×
Bay City, MI 1 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 1.0×
Bellingham, WA 1 $22,149.08 $22,149.08 $22,149.08 1.0×
Bend, OR 4 $5,688.90 $5,688.90 $5,688.90 1.0×
Bennington, VT 1 $914.55 $914.55 $914.55 1.0×
Birmingham, AL 1 $4,412.49 $4,412.49 $4,412.49 1.0×
Bluefield, WV-VA 1 $1,179.88 $1,179.88 $1,179.88 1.0×
Boise City, ID 4 $7,224.00 $11,825.08 $14,963.53 2.1×
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 3 $1,921.50 $2,975.12 $7,782.77 4.1×
Brattleboro, VT 1 $903.35 $903.35 $903.35 1.0×
Brenham, TX 1 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 1.0×
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 4 $1,492.85 $1,492.85 $6,167.00 4.1×
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $2,812.00 $2,812.00 $2,812.00 1.0×
Cades, SC single city 1 $2,476.00 $2,476.00 $2,476.00 1.0×
Caro, MI single city 1 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 1.0×
Cedar Rapids, IA single city 1 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
Coudersport, PA single city 1 $990.00 $990.00 $990.00 1.0×
Canton-Massillon, OH 1 $1,822.60 $1,822.60 $1,822.60 1.0×
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 5 $8,039.75 $9,473.69 $13,544.33 1.7×
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 1 $1,385.25 $1,385.25 $1,385.25 1.0×
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
Centralia, WA 1 $6,572.28 $6,572.28 $6,572.28 1.0×
Charleston, WV 1 $2,575.67 $2,575.67 $2,575.67 1.0×
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 3 $3,423.50 $12,536.87 $21,006.69 6.1×
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 3 $5,665.00 $5,665.00 $5,665.00 1.0×
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1 $694.85 $694.85 $694.85 1.0×
Cheyenne, WY 1 $1,732.62 $1,732.62 $1,732.62 1.0×
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 9 $3,535.00 $24,106.10 $34,831.19 9.9×
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 7 $1,592.73 $21,477.50 $25,024.31 15.7×
Cleveland, OH 4 $1,684.18 $7,134.10 $15,679.74 9.3×
Clinton, IA 1 $24,057.05 $24,057.05 $24,057.05 1.0×
College Station-Bryan, TX 1 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 1.0×
Columbus, OH 4 $2,956.50 $21,071.73 $25,656.12 8.7×
Corning, NY 1 $745.38 $745.38 $745.38 1.0×
Corpus Christi, TX 1 $1,538.46 $1,538.46 $1,538.46 1.0×
Corvallis, OR 1 $1,297.60 $1,297.60 $1,297.60 1.0×
Decorah, IA single city 1 $2,302.30 $2,302.30 $2,302.30 1.0×
Dillon, MT single city 1 $1,526.65 $1,526.65 $1,526.65 1.0×
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5 $2,078.40 $8,052.00 $16,276.57 7.8×
Danville, VA 1 $8,200.30 $8,200.30 $8,200.30 1.0×
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 1 $3,311.05 $3,311.05 $3,311.05 1.0×
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 2 $1,590.40 $11,529.03 $21,467.66 13.5×
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 8 $861.23 $1,199.77 $1,538.30 1.8×
Dubuque, IA 2 $1,590.40 $10,569.19 $19,547.97 12.3×
Duluth, MN-WI 2 $1,312.19 $2,014.19 $2,716.19 2.1×
Eagle River, WI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
East Amery, WI single city 1 $1,089.73 $1,089.73 $1,089.73 1.0×
Ellsworth, ME single city 1 $365.00 $365.00 $365.00 1.0×
Eau Claire, WI 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2 $3,231.20 $6,628.34 $10,025.48 3.1×
Eugene-Springfield, OR 2 $3,815.94 $14,078.25 $24,340.55 6.4×
Eureka-Arcata, CA 2 $3,805.11 $5,123.46 $6,441.81 1.7×
Evansville, IN 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 3 $777.60 $7,888.56 $8,057.04 10.4×
Flint, MI 1 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 1.0×
Fond du Lac, WI 1 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 1.0×
Fort Dodge, IA 1 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1 $4,649.69 $4,649.69 $4,649.69 1.0×
Fort Wayne, IN 4 $378.00 $425.25 $472.50 1.2×
Fremont, NE 1 $1,514.78 $1,514.78 $1,514.78 1.0×
Fresno, CA 1 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 1.0×
Grinnell, IA single city 1 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
Grand Junction, CO 1 $560.00 $560.00 $560.00 1.0×
Great Falls, MT 1 $11,928.50 $11,928.50 $11,928.50 1.0×
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 1 $15,342.52 $15,342.52 $15,342.52 1.0×
Hartford, CT single city 1 $18,401.32 $18,401.32 $18,401.32 1.0×
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 1 $1,660.75 $1,660.75 $1,660.75 1.0×
Hailey, ID 1 $8,795.00 $8,795.00 $8,795.00 1.0×
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 3 $5,036.01 $6,633.88 $6,983.80 1.4×
Henderson, KY 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Hermitage, PA 1 $427.57 $427.57 $427.57 1.0×
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $2,822.40 $2,822.40 $2,822.40 1.0×
Hobbs, NM 1 $3,672.06 $3,672.06 $3,672.06 1.0×
Holland, MI 1 $792.00 $792.00 $792.00 1.0×
Hood River, OR 1 $1,940.25 $1,940.25 $1,940.25 1.0×
Houghton, MI 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 1 $3,277.28 $3,277.28 $3,277.28 1.0×
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1 $11,976.17 $11,976.17 $11,976.17 1.0×
Huntsville, AL 1 $14,642.66 $14,642.66 $14,642.66 1.0×
Iron River, MI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Ironwood, MI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 2 $1,763.27 $15,785.82 $29,808.36 16.9×
Jackson, MI 1 $810.09 $810.09 $810.09 1.0×
Jackson, MS 1 $32,869.44 $32,869.44 $32,869.44 1.0×
Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY 1 $408.98 $408.98 $408.98 1.0×
Jasper, IN 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Joplin, MO-KS 2 $10,571.11 $16,568.55 $22,565.98 2.1×
Kodiak, AK single city 1 $5,548.14 $5,548.14 $5,548.14 1.0×
Kansas City, MO-KS 3 $968.64 $968.64 $3,304.00 3.4×
Kennewick-Richland, WA 1 $3,725.40 $3,725.40 $3,725.40 1.0×
Ketchikan, AK 1 $2,163.69 $2,163.69 $2,163.69 1.0×
Killeen-Temple, TX 3 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 1.0×
Lancaster, PA 1 $6,111.09 $6,111.09 $6,111.09 1.0×
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 1 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 1.0×
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 2 $3,606.00 $3,684.75 $3,763.50 1.0×
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT 1 $3,484.12 $3,484.12 $3,484.12 1.0×
Lima, OH 2 $3,433.50 $22,965.28 $42,497.06 12.4×
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 1 $2,725.80 $2,725.80 $2,725.80 1.0×
Longview-Kelso, WA 1 $4,606.23 $4,606.23 $4,606.23 1.0×
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 21 $936.62 $4,771.20 $4,924.40 5.3×
Lubbock, TX 4 $3,783.78 $4,007.22 $4,007.22 1.1×
Marble Falls, TX single city 1 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 1.0×
McCall, ID single city 1 $8,795.00 $8,795.00 $8,795.00 1.0×
Medford, WI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Merrill, WI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Middlebury, VT single city 1 $1,624.00 $1,624.00 $1,624.00 1.0×
Morganfield, KY single city 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Madison, WI 2 $3,245.45 $3,348.73 $3,452.00 1.1×
Marion-Herrin, IL 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Marshalltown, IA 1 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
Mason City, IA 1 $39,131.67 $39,131.67 $39,131.67 1.0×
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1 $1,769.24 $1,769.24 $1,769.24 1.0×
Medford, OR 1 $7,561.50 $7,561.50 $7,561.50 1.0×
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 6 $5,038.03 $5,711.53 $6,454.80 1.3×
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2 $1,822.60 $13,924.20 $26,025.79 14.3×
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 1 $533.28 $533.28 $533.28 1.0×
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 11 $557.96 $1,756.23 $2,424.76 4.3×
Missoula, MT 1 $3,926.40 $3,926.40 $3,926.40 1.0×
Mobile, AL 1 $4,229.96 $4,229.96 $4,229.96 1.0×
Modesto, CA 1 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 1.0×
Morgantown, WV 1 $3,565.50 $3,565.50 $3,565.50 1.0×
Mount Pleasant, MI 1 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 1.0×
Mount Vernon, IL 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Muscatine, IA 1 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
New London, WI single city 1 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 1.0×
Newberry, MI single city 1 $1,126.13 $1,126.13 $1,126.13 1.0×
Newport, VT single city 1 $1,225.60 $1,225.60 $1,225.60 1.0×
Napa, CA 1 $6,404.07 $6,404.07 $6,404.07 1.0×
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2 $565.50 $809.25 $1,053.00 1.9×
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH 1 $1,822.60 $1,822.60 $1,822.60 1.0×
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 34 $795.98 $3,819.23 $26,668.48 33.5×
Newport, OR 2 $1,297.60 $1,297.60 $1,297.60 1.0×
Ogallala, NE single city 1 $601.61 $601.61 $601.61 1.0×
Ontario, CA single city 1 $4,924.40 $4,924.40 $4,924.40 1.0×
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $1,635.00 $1,635.00 $1,635.00 1.0×
Oklahoma City, OK 3 $517.59 $912.00 $9,554.12 18.5×
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA 1 $6,572.28 $6,572.28 $6,572.28 1.0×
Omaha, NE-IA 4 $2,285.70 $4,136.30 $4,447.95 1.9×
Ontario, OR-ID 1 $1,785.18 $1,785.18 $1,785.18 1.0×
Orangeburg, SC 1 $3,423.50 $3,423.50 $3,423.50 1.0×
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1 $9,459.00 $9,459.00 $9,459.00 1.0×
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 2 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 1.0×
Perryville, MO single city 2 $1,273.50 $5,240.51 $9,207.52 7.2×
Pikeville, TN single city 1 $380.32 $380.32 $380.32 1.0×
Polson, MT single city 1 $1,008.00 $1,008.00 $1,008.00 1.0×
Princeton, IN single city 1 $856.80 $856.80 $856.80 1.0×
Paducah, KY-IL 1 $10,655.88 $10,655.88 $10,655.88 1.0×
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV 1 $3,500.67 $3,500.67 $3,500.67 1.0×
Peru, IN 1 $787.50 $787.50 $787.50 1.0×
Petoskey, MI 1 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 $1,538.30 1.0×
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5 $3,261.00 $17,404.91 $42,991.38 13.2×
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 1 $4,068.55 $4,068.55 $4,068.55 1.0×
Pittsburg, KS 1 $16,690.34 $16,690.34 $16,690.34 1.0×
Pittsburgh, PA 6 $408.98 $436.87 $1,595.67 3.9×
Plainview, TX 1 $3,793.02 $3,793.02 $3,793.02 1.0×
Plattsburgh, NY 1 $1,543.00 $1,543.00 $1,543.00 1.0×
Port St. Lucie, FL 1 $1,822.60 $1,822.60 $1,822.60 1.0×
Portland-South Portland, ME 2 $379.60 $821.90 $1,264.20 3.3×
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 10 $1,228.50 $3,025.10 $8,478.00 6.9×
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 2 $1,081.78 $2,395.39 $3,709.00 3.4×
Rhinelander, WI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Richmond, CA single city 1 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 1.0×
Rapid City, SD 1 $2,758.48 $2,758.48 $2,758.48 1.0×
Reading, PA 1 $5,482.91 $5,482.91 $5,482.91 1.0×
Redding, CA 1 $4,243.00 $4,243.00 $4,243.00 1.0×
Reno, NV 2 $2,724.00 $3,165.00 $3,606.00 1.3×
Richmond, VA 3 $14,320.00 $19,363.34 $20,643.17 1.4×
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 4 $4,097.28 $4,924.40 $4,924.40 1.2×
Rochester, NY 5 $1,117.47 $3,935.40 $6,419.65 5.7×
Seward, AK single city 1 $5,548.14 $5,548.14 $5,548.14 1.0×
St. Johnsbury, VT single city 1 $931.50 $931.50 $931.50 1.0×
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 3 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 1.0×
Salem, OR 1 $1,228.50 $1,228.50 $1,228.50 1.0×
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 1 $3,916.95 $3,916.95 $3,916.95 1.0×
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 4 $4,924.40 $4,924.40 $45,169.00 9.2×
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 9 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 1.0×
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 1.0×
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 4 $3,496.05 $5,960.88 $9,990.40 2.9×
Savannah, GA 2 $554.70 $554.70 $554.70 1.0×
Seaford, DE 2 $1,692.78 $1,846.39 $2,000.00 1.2×
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 3 $4,925.96 $5,621.22 $74,226.50 15.1×
Sebring, FL 1 $38,558.54 $38,558.54 $38,558.54 1.0×
Shawano, WI 1 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 1.0×
Shelbyville, TN 1 $565.50 $565.50 $565.50 1.0×
Sheridan, WY 1 $3,419.20 $3,419.20 $3,419.20 1.0×
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 1 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 $1,590.40 1.0×
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 1 $16,623.31 $16,623.31 $16,623.31 1.0×
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 3 $4,256.70 $4,979.10 $6,736.10 1.6×
Springfield, MA 1 $6,482.41 $6,482.41 $6,482.41 1.0×
Springfield, MO 2 $13,682.16 $13,682.16 $13,682.16 1.0×
Springfield, OH 1 $20,366.83 $20,366.83 $20,366.83 1.0×
St. Louis, MO-IL 4 $8,121.38 $9,449.21 $12,270.22 1.5×
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 2 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 1.0×
Syracuse, NY 1 $11,836.71 $11,836.71 $11,836.71 1.0×
Temple, TX single city 1 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 1.0×
Tomahawk, WI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Torrington, CT single city 1 $3,860.00 $3,860.00 $3,860.00 1.0×
Two Harbors, MN single city 1 $4,109.24 $4,109.24 $4,109.24 1.0×
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 5 $30,746.36 $30,746.36 $30,746.36 1.0×
Toledo, OH 2 $1,548.60 $11,177.16 $20,805.72 13.4×
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA 1 $2,724.00 $2,724.00 $2,724.00 1.0×
Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 1 $565.50 $565.50 $565.50 1.0×
Twin Falls, ID 1 $7,224.00 $7,224.00 $7,224.00 1.0×
Valdez, AK single city 1 $5,548.14 $5,548.14 $5,548.14 1.0×
Vallejo, CA 3 $1,986.02 $9,990.40 $9,990.40 5.0×
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 2 $17,415.47 $18,501.03 $19,586.59 1.1×
Waterbury, CT single city 1 $12,128.65 $12,128.65 $12,128.65 1.0×
Waupaca, WI single city 1 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 1.0×
Wellsville, NY single city 1 $633.27 $633.27 $633.27 1.0×
Wild Rose, WI single city 1 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 $3,593.07 1.0×
Woodruff, WI single city 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Waco, TX 1 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 $3,329.90 1.0×
Walla Walla, WA 1 $3,787.00 $3,787.00 $3,787.00 1.0×
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 2 $1,590.40 $25,733.52 $49,876.64 31.4×
Wausau, WI 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Wheeling, WV-OH 2 $1,880.00 $3,164.25 $4,448.50 2.4×
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 1 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 $3,245.45 1.0×
Youngstown-Warren, OH 2 $15,449.69 $19,992.02 $24,534.35 1.6×
Yuma, AZ 1 $648.70 $648.70 $648.70 1.0×

Common questions

Is septoplasty the same as a nose job?

No. Septoplasty fixes the inside of the nose for breathing; cosmetic reshaping (rhinoplasty) is a different procedure and code.

How long is recovery?

Many people return to work within about a week, while swelling inside the nose settles over several weeks.