Septoplasty cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum is $4,924.40 across 610 US hospitals; most list between $1,521.05 and $16,372.85. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 307 markets is $392.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Septoplasty costs
Lowest$392.00any market
Median market$4,756.85middle of market medians
Most below$16,372.859 in 10 hospitals
Listings607hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for septoplasty, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $8,227.03 and the lowest a median of $1,333.61. At 418 of 506 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 30520?
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
Among 39 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Montana ($1,406.40), Kentucky ($1,862.92) and Minnesota ($2,424.76), and highest in Ohio ($20,586.28), Virginia ($15,867.74) and Florida ($13,196.83).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$5,720.56
- Alaska$5,548.14
- Arizona$10,292.14
- Arkansas$2,545.75
- California$4,924.40
- Colorado$3,833.53
- Delaware$1,846.39, 2 hospitals
- Florida$13,196.83
- Georgia$8,241.00
- Hawaii$5,596.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,135.00
- Illinois$6,287.00
- Indiana$10,025.48
- Iowa$7,115.40
- Kansas$4,447.37
- Kentucky$1,862.92
- Louisiana$5,727.66
- Maine$1,420.22, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$1,635.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,709.00
- Michigan$2,568.71
- Minnesota$2,424.76
- Mississippi$6,240.13
- Missouri$7,293.94
- Montana$1,406.40
- Nebraska$3,070.40
- Nevada$3,606.00
- New Jersey$4,327.45
- New Mexico$5,849.60
- New York$3,871.68
- North Carolina$4,645.36
- North Dakota$4,270.37, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$20,586.28
- Oklahoma$3,822.77
- Oregon$7,308.38
- Pennsylvania$6,111.09
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$2,395.39, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$5,837.53
- South Dakota$7,584.00
- Tennessee$5,374.78
- Texas$3,652.15
- Utah$3,916.95, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$3,144.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$15,867.74
- Washington$4,979.10
- West Virginia$3,500.67
- Wisconsin$3,593.07
- Wyoming$1,195.15, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $7,858.00 | $7,858.00 | $7,858.00 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $4,571.50 | $4,571.50 | $4,571.50 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $1,459.42 | $7,355.94 | $13,252.46 | 9.1× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $3,070.40 | $3,070.40 | $3,070.40 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $16,358.18 | $16,358.18 | $16,358.18 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $10,317.90 | $10,317.90 | $10,317.90 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $7,055.25 | $7,055.25 | $7,055.25 | 1.0× |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $4,756.85 | $4,756.85 | $4,756.85 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 10 | $1,240.88 | $8,241.00 | $19,363.00 | 15.6× |
| 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× |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $5,837.53 | $5,837.53 | $5,837.53 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $2,670.91 | $3,652.15 | $3,652.15 | 1.4× |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $1,397.95 | $1,420.22 | $1,442.49 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $3,528.29 | $3,528.29 | $3,528.29 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,277.28 | $3,277.28 | $3,277.28 | 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× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $2,925.00 | $2,925.00 | $2,925.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $867.75 | $4,412.49 | $16,536.92 | 19.1× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,025.50 | $1,025.50 | $1,025.50 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $1,179.88 | $2,175.38 | $3,170.88 | 2.7× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $4,366.30 | $8,009.50 | $14,963.53 | 3.4× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 5 | $1,921.50 | $6,709.00 | $7,782.77 | 4.1× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $4,356.00 | $4,356.00 | $4,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $1,406.40 | $1,406.40 | $1,406.40 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $598.05 | $598.05 | $598.05 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $3,314.00 | $3,314.00 | $3,314.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $39,077.52 | $39,077.52 | $39,077.52 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $6,167.00 | $6,167.00 | $6,167.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $5,357.88 | $5,357.88 | $5,357.88 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $2,476.00 | $2,476.00 | $2,476.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $8,039.75 | $9,418.02 | $13,544.33 | 1.7× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $3,905.41 | $3,905.41 | $3,905.41 | 1.0× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $7,115.40 | $7,115.40 | $7,115.40 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $1,185.00 | $1,185.00 | $1,185.00 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY | 1 | $1,195.15 | $1,195.15 | $1,195.15 | 1.0× |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $6,572.28 | $6,572.28 | $6,572.28 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $2,575.67 | $3,522.34 | $4,469.00 | 1.7× |
| 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× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 14 | $1,155.70 | $15,209.45 | $34,831.19 | 30.1× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 6 | $6,051.60 | $21,830.88 | $25,024.31 | 4.1× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $1,160.09 | $1,160.09 | $1,160.09 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $3,516.80 | $3,516.80 | $3,516.80 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | $9,696.70 | $12,688.22 | $15,679.74 | 1.6× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $24,057.05 | $24,057.05 | $24,057.05 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,979.15 | $1,979.15 | $1,979.15 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $6,140.00 | $6,140.00 | $6,140.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $10,692.24 | $10,692.24 | $10,692.24 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $39,077.52 | $39,077.52 | $39,077.52 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $4,717.70 | $4,717.70 | $4,717.70 | 1.0× |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1 | $1,538.46 | $1,538.46 | $1,538.46 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $10,010.76 | $10,010.76 | $10,010.76 | 1.0× |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $14,422.35 | $14,422.35 | $14,422.35 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $10,014.87 | $10,014.87 | $10,014.87 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY single city | 1 | $4,344.52 | $4,344.52 | $4,344.52 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9 | $933.00 | $3,314.00 | $16,276.57 | 17.4× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $8,200.30 | $8,200.30 | $8,200.30 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $13,287.78 | $13,287.78 | $13,287.78 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $1,116.44 | $1,116.44 | $1,116.44 | 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 | $2,013.00 | $3,938.90 | $5,864.80 | 2.9× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $4,558.89 | $5,013.01 | $6,968.90 | 1.5× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $3,655.73 | $3,655.73 | $3,655.73 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $13,817.28 | $13,817.28 | $13,817.28 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY single city | 1 | $1,195.15 | $1,195.15 | $1,195.15 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $851.20 | $851.20 | $851.20 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,611.96 | $6,611.96 | $6,611.96 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $5,265.00 | $5,265.00 | $5,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $4,204.75 | $4,204.75 | $4,204.75 | 1.0× |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $1,521.75 | $1,521.75 | $1,521.75 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $3,231.20 | $6,628.34 | $10,025.48 | 3.1× |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $7,413.31 | $7,413.31 | $7,413.31 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $7,952.87 | $7,952.87 | $7,952.87 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $3,216.60 | $3,216.60 | $3,216.60 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 6 | $777.60 | $7,972.80 | $9,056.86 | 11.6× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $4,649.69 | $4,649.69 | $4,649.69 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $16,045.75 | $17,504.12 | $18,962.49 | 1.2× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $3,172.00 | $3,172.00 | $3,172.00 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $2,959.00 | $8,066.05 | $13,173.10 | 4.5× |
| Galena, IL single city | 1 | $4,038.22 | $4,038.22 | $4,038.22 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $3,010.00 | $3,010.00 | $3,010.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $9,667.00 | $9,667.00 | $9,667.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $2,628.28 | $2,628.28 | $2,628.28 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $20,614.54 | $20,614.54 | $20,614.54 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $3,655.73 | $3,655.73 | $3,655.73 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $560.00 | $560.00 | $560.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $672.50 | $672.50 | $672.50 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $4,628.80 | $4,628.80 | $4,628.80 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $11,928.50 | $11,928.50 | $11,928.50 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $12,131.25 | $12,131.25 | $12,131.25 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $15,342.52 | $15,342.52 | $15,342.52 | 1.0× |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $5,837.53 | $6,323.99 | $6,810.45 | 1.2× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 2 | $2,455.00 | $4,514.58 | $6,574.16 | 2.7× |
| 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× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $5,829.75 | $5,829.75 | $5,829.75 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,036.01 | $6,633.88 | $6,983.80 | 1.4× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $495.50 | $495.50 | $495.50 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $4,885.00 | $4,885.00 | $4,885.00 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $7,849.67 | $7,849.67 | $7,849.67 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $718.08 | $718.08 | $718.08 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $3,170.13 | $3,170.13 | $3,170.13 | 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× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $5,869.50 | $5,869.50 | $5,869.50 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $1,940.25 | $1,940.25 | $1,940.25 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $5,427.71 | $5,427.71 | $5,427.71 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,905.76 | $4,202.46 | $5,499.16 | 1.9× |
| 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× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $2,250.55 | $2,250.55 | $2,250.55 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 3 | $1,763.27 | $7,652.82 | $29,808.36 | 16.9× |
| Jackson, MS | 3 | $4,114.00 | $27,090.94 | $32,869.44 | 8.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 2 | $1,542.49 | $2,041.47 | $2,540.45 | 1.6× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $10,571.11 | $16,568.55 | $22,565.98 | 2.1× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $3,123.00 | $3,304.00 | $5,650.06 | 1.8× |
| 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× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $12,849.32 | $12,849.32 | $12,849.32 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $19,926.72 | $19,926.72 | $19,926.72 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 2 | $4,138.63 | $7,826.32 | $11,514.00 | 2.8× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $6,746.46 | $6,746.46 | $6,746.46 | 1.0× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $5,548.14 | $5,548.14 | $5,548.14 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $2,710.00 | $3,158.85 | $3,607.69 | 1.3× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $9,203.89 | $9,203.89 | $9,203.89 | 1.0× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $5,727.66 | $5,727.66 | $5,727.66 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 3 | $8,992.89 | $10,688.15 | $13,202.07 | 1.5× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,111.09 | $6,111.09 | $6,111.09 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 4 | $672.50 | $1,252.00 | $3,651.62 | 5.4× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $14,640.62 | $14,640.62 | $14,640.62 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $14,237.74 | $14,237.74 | $14,237.74 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $3,606.00 | $3,684.75 | $3,763.50 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $1,458.31 | $1,862.92 | $17,360.04 | 11.9× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,433.50 | $22,965.28 | $42,497.06 | 12.4× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $1,417.95 | $2,365.74 | $2,725.80 | 1.9× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $6,130.00 | $6,130.00 | $6,130.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $11,390.89 | $11,390.89 | $11,390.89 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $4,606.23 | $4,606.23 | $4,606.23 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 23 | $936.62 | $4,243.00 | $4,924.40 | 5.3× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $1,120.41 | $1,120.41 | $1,120.41 | 1.0× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $5,480.00 | $5,480.00 | $5,480.00 | 1.0× |
| Lubbock, TX | 4 | $3,783.78 | $4,007.22 | $4,007.22 | 1.1× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $19,497.98 | $19,497.98 | $19,497.98 | 1.0× |
| Madison, MN single city | 1 | $2,319.65 | $2,319.65 | $2,319.65 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,160.79 | $2,160.79 | $2,160.79 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $6,024.08 | $6,024.08 | $6,024.08 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,459.00 | $4,459.00 | $4,459.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $39,077.52 | $39,077.52 | $39,077.52 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | 1.0× |
| Marlette, MI single city | 1 | $1,101.75 | $1,101.75 | $1,101.75 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $2,568.71 | $2,568.71 | $2,568.71 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $39,131.67 | $39,131.67 | $39,131.67 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $4,879.32 | $4,879.32 | $4,879.32 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $12,719.41 | $12,719.41 | $12,719.41 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $1,139.20 | $1,139.20 | $1,139.20 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $1,769.24 | $1,769.24 | $1,769.24 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | $8,795.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $5,906.10 | $5,906.10 | $5,906.10 | 1.0× |
| Medford, OR | 1 | $7,561.50 | $7,561.50 | $7,561.50 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $5,038.03 | $5,765.79 | $8,575.01 | 1.7× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $2,470.64 | $2,470.64 | $2,470.64 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $3,406.86 | $3,406.86 | $3,406.86 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $5,330.06 | $10,770.45 | $16,210.83 | 3.0× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $1,660.95 | $1,660.95 | $1,660.95 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 | $1,469.75 | $3,643.29 | $10,444.74 | 7.1× |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $3,926.40 | $3,926.40 | $3,926.40 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $24,204.31 | $24,204.31 | $24,204.31 | 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× |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $3,016.10 | $4,843.48 | $6,670.86 | 2.2× |
| Morehead, KY single city | 1 | $1,727.25 | $1,727.25 | $1,727.25 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $3,565.50 | $3,565.50 | $3,565.50 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,355.25 | $1,355.25 | $1,355.25 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,369.00 | $1,369.00 | $1,369.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $2,122.00 | $2,122.00 | $2,122.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $1,904.00 | $1,904.00 | $1,904.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,051.20 | $1,051.20 | $1,051.20 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $628.00 | $628.00 | $628.00 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $392.00 | $392.00 | $392.00 | 1.0× |
| Napa, CA | 1 | $6,404.07 | $6,404.07 | $6,404.07 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 3 | $16,774.08 | $16,774.08 | $17,354.77 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $2,687.40 | $3,588.85 | $4,145.32 | 1.5× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $7,751.00 | $7,751.00 | $7,751.00 | 1.0× |
| Nevada, MO single city | 1 | $6,466.50 | $6,466.50 | $6,466.50 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $10,042.78 | $13,421.98 | $22,351.37 | 2.2× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 55 | $1,990.00 | $3,837.72 | $26,668.48 | 13.4× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | $1,635.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $517.59 | $5,035.86 | $9,554.12 | 18.5× |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $6,572.28 | $6,572.28 | $6,572.28 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 6 | $1,048.50 | $3,240.20 | $4,447.95 | 4.2× |
| 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× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $982.40 | $982.40 | $982.40 | 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× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $3,253.00 | $3,253.00 | $3,253.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $9,207.52 | $9,207.52 | $9,207.52 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,261.00 | $3,325.00 | $3,389.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,068.55 | $4,068.55 | $4,068.55 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,418.00 | $1,418.00 | $1,418.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $16,690.34 | $16,690.34 | $16,690.34 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,595.67 | $1,595.67 | $1,595.67 | 1.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $3,793.02 | $3,793.02 | $3,793.02 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $2,860.65 | $2,860.65 | $2,860.65 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $1,008.00 | $1,008.00 | $1,008.00 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $5,434.40 | $5,434.40 | $5,434.40 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 6 | $4,821.70 | $8,478.00 | $8,478.00 | 1.8× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $5,053.78 | $5,053.78 | $5,053.78 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $1,081.78 | $2,395.39 | $3,709.00 | 3.4× |
| Pullman, WA | 1 | $4,465.05 | $4,465.05 | $4,465.05 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 5 | $2,758.48 | $7,584.00 | $7,584.00 | 2.7× |
| 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 | 1 | $3,606.00 | $3,606.00 | $3,606.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $3,827.25 | $3,827.25 | $3,827.25 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $14,320.00 | $19,363.34 | $20,643.17 | 1.4× |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $1,493.23 | $1,493.23 | $1,493.23 | 1.0× |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $11,416.50 | $11,416.50 | $11,416.50 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $4,097.28 | $4,924.40 | $4,924.40 | 1.2× |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $5,277.00 | $6,419.65 | $6,419.65 | 1.2× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $2,667.47 | $2,667.47 | $2,667.47 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $5,348.18 | $5,348.18 | $5,348.18 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT single city | 1 | $2,061.00 | $2,061.00 | $2,061.00 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $7,793.79 | $7,793.79 | $7,793.79 | 1.0× |
| Russell, KS single city | 1 | $4,435.73 | $4,435.73 | $4,435.73 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $2,416.96 | $2,416.96 | $2,416.96 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $3,916.95 | $3,916.95 | $3,916.95 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $7,020.16 | $7,020.16 | $7,020.16 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $1,284.19 | $1,284.19 | $45,169.00 | 35.2× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | $21,551.20 | 2.2× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | 1.0× |
| Sandusky, MI single city | 1 | $1,088.00 | $1,088.00 | $1,088.00 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 4 | $3,496.05 | $5,960.88 | $9,990.40 | 2.9× |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $5,720.56 | $5,720.56 | $5,720.56 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $9,197.04 | $14,508.45 | $14,508.45 | 1.6× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $1,692.78 | $1,846.39 | $2,000.00 | 1.2× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 4 | $4,925.96 | $11,687.08 | $74,226.50 | 15.1× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $38,558.54 | $38,558.54 | $38,558.54 | 1.0× |
| Seward, AK single city | 1 | $5,548.14 | $5,548.14 | $5,548.14 | 1.0× |
| Shattuck, OK single city | 1 | $1,621.46 | $1,621.46 | $1,621.46 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $5,026.06 | $5,913.30 | $6,800.54 | 1.4× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,112.09 | $1,112.09 | $1,112.09 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $2,688.56 | $2,688.56 | $2,688.56 | 1.0× |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $7,584.00 | $7,584.00 | $7,584.00 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 4 | $4,256.70 | $5,857.60 | $7,060.20 | 1.7× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $2,052.00 | $13,682.16 | $13,682.16 | 6.7× |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $20,366.83 | $20,366.83 | $20,366.83 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $931.50 | $931.50 | $931.50 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $8,121.38 | $9,449.21 | $12,270.22 | 1.5× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $25,359.64 | $25,359.64 | $25,359.64 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $623.50 | $623.50 | $623.50 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $8,418.00 | $8,418.00 | $8,418.00 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $3,625.71 | $3,625.71 | $3,625.71 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $30,746.36 | $30,746.36 | $30,746.36 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | $3,329.90 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 2 | $20,805.72 | $30,905.14 | $41,004.55 | 2.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $3,762.00 | $3,762.00 | $3,762.00 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $3,200.00 | $3,200.00 | $3,200.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 2 | $9,896.12 | $12,610.15 | $15,324.18 | 1.5× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $7,224.00 | $7,224.00 | $7,224.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $4,487.17 | $4,487.17 | $4,487.17 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $5,596.50 | $5,596.50 | $5,596.50 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $6,074.47 | $7,109.75 | $8,145.02 | 1.3× |
| Valdez, AK single city | 1 | $5,548.14 | $5,548.14 | $5,548.14 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $7,308.00 | $9,990.40 | $9,990.40 | 1.4× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $13,811.85 | $13,811.85 | $13,811.85 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $10,529.51 | $10,529.51 | $10,529.51 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 2 | $17,415.47 | $18,501.03 | $19,586.59 | 1.1× |
| 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× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $8,014.24 | $8,014.24 | $8,014.24 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $1,932.48 | $1,932.48 | $1,932.48 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,560.10 | $5,560.10 | $5,560.10 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | 1.0× |
| Wayne, NE single city | 1 | $2,180.25 | $2,180.25 | $2,180.25 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $1,880.00 | $3,164.25 | $4,448.50 | 2.4× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | $3,593.07 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $8,204.15 | $8,204.15 | $8,204.15 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $868.40 | $868.40 | $868.40 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $27,961.58 | $27,961.58 | $27,961.58 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $4,979.77 | $19,992.02 | $25,210.40 | 5.1× |
| Yreka, CA single city | 1 | $9,970.00 | $9,970.00 | $9,970.00 | 1.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $10,267.74 | $10,267.74 | $10,267.74 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 30520?
CPT 30520 is the billing code for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum. 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.
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.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for septoplasty?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for septoplasty has a median of $8,227.03 and the lowest a median of $1,333.61; at 418 of 506 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest septoplasty?
Among 39 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Montana ($1,406.40), Kentucky ($1,862.92) and Minnesota ($2,424.76), and highest in Ohio ($20,586.28), Virginia ($15,867.74) and Florida ($13,196.83). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.