Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening is $7,316.50 across 384 US hospitals; most list between $1,558.12 and $20,542.30. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 194 markets is $296.50. 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 Sinus surgery costs
Lowest$296.50any market
Median market$7,288.92middle of market medians
Most below$20,542.309 in 10 hospitals
Listings382hospital 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 sinus surgery, full ethmoid, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $16,955.09 and the lowest a median of $1,630.12. At 291 of 330 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 31255?
This code covers endoscopic surgery through the nose to open all of the ethmoid sinuses, between the eyes.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 31255 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Among 23 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Michigan ($2,185.41), Arkansas ($2,505.34) and Nebraska ($3,824.64), and highest in Massachusetts ($21,494.00), Indiana ($16,537.19) and Ohio ($13,079.64).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$11,687.10
- Arizona$10,635.57, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,505.34
- California$10,880.80
- Colorado$8,543.62, 2 hospitals
- Florida$9,306.10
- Georgia$9,445.00
- Hawaii$13,956.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$11,453.00
- Illinois$7,525.00
- Indiana$16,537.19
- Iowa$1,720.35, 2 hospitals
- Kansas$12,994.49, 4 hospitals
- Kentucky$4,126.69, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$7,093.16
- Maine$1,040.54, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$21,494.00
- Michigan$2,185.41
- Minnesota$3,881.61, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$7,252.85
- Missouri$7,800.00
- Montana$1,095.20, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,824.64
- Nevada$6,039.12, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$7,330.43, 2 hospitals
- New York$8,191.77
- North Carolina$6,076.00, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,564.63, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$13,079.64
- Oklahoma$11,209.55, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$2,375.72, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$12,788.22
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,896.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$8,271.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$7,472.63, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$7,252.85
- Texas$5,107.38
- Utah$5,698.80, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$6,451.02, 1 hospital
- Virginia$10,232.00, 3 hospitals
- Washington$8,776.08
- West Virginia$4,836.26
- Wisconsin$5,667.09
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | 1 | $7,952.50 | $7,952.50 | $7,952.50 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $3,393.60 | $3,393.60 | $3,393.60 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $6,749.20 | $6,749.20 | $6,749.20 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $22,369.65 | $22,369.65 | $22,369.65 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 10 | $1,334.00 | $9,445.00 | $19,780.00 | 14.8× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $9,131.17 | $9,131.17 | $9,131.17 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $5,107.38 | $5,107.38 | $5,808.43 | 1.1× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $1,040.54 | $1,040.54 | $1,040.54 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $6,976.19 | $6,976.19 | $6,976.19 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $7,800.00 | $7,800.00 | $7,800.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $571.50 | $8,085.68 | $22,379.45 | 39.2× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $525.00 | $525.00 | $525.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $4,836.26 | $4,836.26 | $4,836.26 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $5,568.00 | $16,487.74 | $17,730.00 | 3.2× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 9 | $6,114.50 | $21,494.00 | $21,494.00 | 3.5× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $1,095.20 | $1,095.20 | $1,095.20 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $1,543.60 | $1,543.60 | $1,543.60 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $24,442.42 | $24,442.42 | $24,442.42 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $7,053.00 | $7,053.00 | $7,053.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $6,451.02 | $6,451.02 | $6,451.02 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $8,301.57 | $10,748.38 | $11,368.55 | 1.4× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $746.25 | $746.25 | $746.25 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $3,724.00 | $3,724.00 | $3,724.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $3,285.25 | $5,876.13 | $8,467.00 | 2.6× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $6,076.00 | $6,076.00 | $6,076.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 11 | $543.20 | $29,434.75 | $45,469.83 | 83.7× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 4 | $6,676.20 | $10,275.21 | $21,723.90 | 3.3× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $7,424.40 | $7,424.40 | $7,424.40 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,923.83 | $1,923.83 | $1,923.83 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID one side | 1 | $2,178.00 | $2,178.00 | $2,178.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE one side | 1 | $16,545.20 | $16,545.20 | $16,545.20 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $24,442.42 | $24,442.42 | $24,442.42 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $9,277.58 | $9,277.58 | $9,277.58 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $10,310.63 | $10,310.63 | $10,310.63 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8 | $1,071.00 | $5,530.40 | $31,675.81 | 29.6× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $10,232.00 | $10,232.00 | $10,232.00 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $1,155.00 | $1,155.00 | $1,155.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2 | $9,704.27 | $9,704.27 | $9,704.27 | 1.0× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,564.63 | $4,564.63 | $4,564.63 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $19,764.61 | $19,764.61 | $19,764.61 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $14,113.52 | $14,113.52 | $14,113.52 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $10,169.00 | $10,169.00 | $10,169.00 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $4,169.44 | $4,169.44 | $4,169.44 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $14,131.60 | $19,827.36 | $25,523.11 | 1.8× |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $4,045.14 | $4,045.14 | $4,045.14 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $603.50 | $603.50 | $603.50 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $7,762.24 | $7,762.24 | $7,762.24 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $3,824.44 | $3,824.44 | $3,824.44 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 1 | $5,176.20 | $5,176.20 | $5,176.20 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $1,056.83 | $10,911.99 | $14,027.38 | 13.3× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $8,818.26 | $8,818.26 | $8,818.26 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $18,808.85 | $18,808.85 | $18,808.85 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,960.80 | $4,960.80 | $4,960.80 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,514.78 | $1,514.78 | $1,514.78 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $20,578.00 | $20,578.00 | $20,578.00 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $21,665.68 | $21,665.68 | $21,665.68 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,564.63 | $4,564.63 | $4,564.63 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $6,918.24 | $6,918.24 | $6,918.24 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $321.50 | $321.50 | $321.50 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $2,960.00 | $2,960.00 | $2,960.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $15,342.52 | $15,342.52 | $15,342.52 | 1.0× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1 | $3,415.39 | $3,415.39 | $3,415.39 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV one side | 1 | $848.69 | $848.69 | $848.69 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $17,730.00 | $17,730.00 | $17,730.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $10,749.54 | $14,160.24 | $14,907.17 | 1.4× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $296.50 | $296.50 | $296.50 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $8,536.48 | $8,536.48 | $8,536.48 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $838.20 | $838.20 | $838.20 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $8,271.00 | $8,271.00 | $8,271.00 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC both sides | 1 | $6,117.60 | $6,117.60 | $6,117.60 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $12,532.10 | $12,532.10 | $12,532.10 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $927.00 | $927.00 | $927.00 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $1,261.62 | $1,261.62 | $1,261.62 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $6,976.19 | $6,976.19 | $6,976.19 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $15,288.51 | $15,288.51 | $15,288.51 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $6,444.00 | $6,444.00 | $6,444.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $2,221.17 | $2,221.17 | $2,221.17 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $26,525.92 | $26,525.92 | $26,525.92 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL one side | 1 | $2,807.08 | $2,807.08 | $2,807.08 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 1 | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | $7,034.00 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $12,026.99 | $12,026.99 | $12,026.99 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $27,170.84 | $27,170.84 | $27,170.84 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $8,809.71 | $8,809.71 | $8,809.71 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $7,066.92 | $7,066.92 | $7,066.92 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $4,260.07 | $5,078.63 | $5,897.19 | 1.4× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $7,651.91 | $7,651.91 | $7,651.91 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $10,635.57 | $11,545.72 | $12,455.87 | 1.2× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $13,044.34 | $13,044.34 | $13,044.34 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $321.50 | $321.50 | $321.50 | 1.0× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $16,933.59 | $16,933.59 | $16,933.59 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $7,516.55 | $7,516.55 | $7,516.55 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $8,033.10 | $8,033.10 | $8,033.10 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $4,383.57 | $4,383.57 | $4,383.57 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $7,308.00 | $25,997.75 | $44,687.50 | 6.1× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 7 | $1,379.00 | $1,985.10 | $8,098.40 | 5.9× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $11,453.00 | $11,453.00 | $11,453.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $14,342.01 | $14,342.01 | $14,342.01 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $3,099.20 | $3,099.20 | $9,032.00 | 2.9× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $32,295.03 | $32,295.03 | $32,295.03 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $1,985.10 | $1,985.10 | $1,985.10 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $9,518.50 | $9,518.50 | $9,518.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $24,442.42 | $24,442.42 | $24,442.42 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,758.01 | $3,758.01 | $3,758.01 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $4,126.69 | $4,126.69 | $4,126.69 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $17,730.00 | $17,730.00 | $17,730.00 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $7,252.85 | $7,252.85 | $7,252.85 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $2,925.40 | $2,925.40 | $2,925.40 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $7,252.04 | $7,252.04 | $7,252.04 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $16,537.19 | $16,537.19 | $16,537.19 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $2,608.71 | $5,154.50 | $7,815.90 | 3.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $28,247.63 | $28,247.63 | $28,247.63 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $6,420.23 | $6,420.23 | $6,420.23 | 1.0× |
| Montour Falls, NY single city | 1 | $11,993.11 | $11,993.11 | $11,993.11 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $5,699.75 | $5,699.75 | $5,699.75 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,068.00 | $1,068.00 | $1,068.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $1,592.00 | $1,592.00 | $1,592.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $652.92 | $652.92 | $652.92 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $652.00 | $652.00 | $652.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $3,236.40 | $6,030.18 | $8,823.95 | 2.7× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $6,534.40 | $11,843.70 | $17,153.00 | 2.6× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $11,774.93 | $12,452.03 | $13,129.12 | 1.1× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 41 | $931.00 | $7,325.00 | $36,247.00 | 38.9× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $553.53 | $5,881.54 | $11,209.55 | 20.3× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $2,285.70 | $3,824.64 | $5,827.50 | 2.5× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $7,552.00 | $7,552.00 | $7,552.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $612.80 | $612.80 | $612.80 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,687.00 | $1,687.00 | $1,687.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $10,082.25 | $10,082.25 | $10,082.25 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $6,942.00 | $7,078.50 | $7,215.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $8,660.52 | $8,660.52 | $8,660.52 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $770.00 | $770.00 | $770.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $16,470.48 | $16,470.48 | $16,470.48 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $3,482.17 | $3,482.17 | $3,482.17 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $7,896.00 | $7,896.00 | $7,896.00 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $5,800.61 | $7,472.63 | $9,144.64 | 1.6× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $11,703.46 | $11,703.46 | $11,703.46 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $9,032.00 | $9,032.00 | $9,032.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $8,965.50 | $8,965.50 | $8,965.50 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $3,099.20 | $3,099.20 | $3,099.20 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $12,181.98 | $12,181.98 | $12,181.98 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $2,360.85 | $2,360.85 | $2,360.85 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $7,144.30 | $7,144.30 | $7,144.30 | 1.0× |
| Ruleville, MS single city | 1 | $7,455.00 | $7,455.00 | $7,455.00 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $5,131.55 | $5,131.55 | $5,131.55 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $7,915.42 | $7,915.42 | $7,915.42 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $15,528.09 | $15,528.09 | $15,528.09 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $2,379.96 | $2,379.96 | $46,984.53 | 19.7× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA both sides | 5 | $3,569.94 | $3,569.94 | $3,569.94 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 15 | $5,564.20 | $10,880.80 | $12,000.00 | 2.2× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $10,272.96 | $18,856.80 | $18,856.80 | 1.8× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $8,776.08 | $31,515.88 | $76,026.35 | 8.7× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $20,061.20 | $20,061.20 | $20,061.20 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,093.51 | $1,093.51 | $1,093.51 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $4,823.89 | $4,823.89 | $4,823.89 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $2,109.60 | $20,886.83 | $20,886.83 | 9.9× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $11,672.70 | $12,789.82 | $15,918.47 | 1.4× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $29,609.28 | $29,609.28 | $29,609.28 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $428.00 | $428.00 | $428.00 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $10,292.00 | $10,292.00 | $10,292.00 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $58,344.44 | $58,344.44 | $58,344.44 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH one side | 1 | $28,063.83 | $28,063.83 | $28,063.83 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $17,730.00 | $17,730.00 | $17,730.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $9,933.81 | $9,933.81 | $9,933.81 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $13,956.60 | $13,956.60 | $13,956.60 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $9,190.09 | $9,190.09 | $9,190.09 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | $10,880.80 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $31,260.35 | $31,260.35 | $31,260.35 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | $3,305.54 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $3,669.52 | $3,669.52 | $3,669.52 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,274.88 | $2,274.88 | $2,274.88 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | $5,667.09 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $600.60 | $600.60 | $600.60 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $33,044.37 | $33,044.37 | $33,044.37 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $2,205.00 | $16,575.54 | $30,946.08 | 14.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $12,285.07 | $12,285.07 | $12,285.07 | 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 31255?
CPT 31255 is the billing code for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening. This code covers endoscopic surgery through the nose to open all of the ethmoid sinuses, between the eyes.
Why is sinus surgery done?
For long-lasting sinusitis or nasal polyps that do not improve with medicines.
Is it done as an outpatient?
Yes, most people go home the same day.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for sinus surgery, full ethmoid?
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 sinus surgery, full ethmoid has a median of $16,955.09 and the lowest a median of $1,630.12; at 291 of 330 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 sinus surgery, full ethmoid?
Among 23 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Michigan ($2,185.41), Arkansas ($2,505.34) and Nebraska ($3,824.64), and highest in Massachusetts ($21,494.00), Indiana ($16,537.19) and Ohio ($13,079.64). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other sinus surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.