Surgery and procedures CPT 31255 Washington Outpatient

Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost in Washington

In Washington, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening: from $586.95 to $8,776.08, with a median of $1,343.00. The lowest price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver). The highest price is 15.0× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 31255. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$586.95Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Median$1,343.00half pay less
Highest$8,776.08in Washington
Lowest saves$756.05vs the median

Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY $586.95 $903.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Ethmoidectomy Total $1,343.00 $1,343.00 —
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA NASAL ENDOSCOPY,SURGCL,W/ETHMOIDECTOMY,ANT AND POST-ERIOR $8,776.08 $17,208.00 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2 $1,343.00 $5,059.54
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1 $586.95 $586.95

What it is

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.

Endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.