Sinus surgery, maxillary cost without insurance
Across 191 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus from $253.20 to $70,200.00. The median market price is $1,999.70. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Sinus surgery costs
Lowest$253.20any market
Median market$1,999.70middle of market medians
Highest$70,200.00any market
Listings347hospital prices
What it is
This code covers endoscopic surgery through the nose to widen the natural opening of the maxillary sinus behind the cheek.
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 31256 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$12,846.93
- Alaska$2,527.00
- Arizona$4,575.22
- Arkansas$11,667.45
- California$6,658.40
- Connecticut$13,555.12
- Delaware$2,025.74
- Florida$11,278.20
- Georgia$6,698.00
- Idaho$9,904.00
- Illinois$3,975.00
- Indiana$467.60
- Iowa$448.80
- Kansas$253.44
- Kentucky$467.60
- Louisiana$2,393.55
- Maine$301.60
- Massachusetts$6,839.07
- Michigan$253.20
- Minnesota$1,395.08
- Mississippi$19,734.48
- Missouri$9,042.44
- Nebraska$803.35
- Nevada$4,055.00
- New Hampshire$1,009.49
- New Jersey$9,237.12
- New York$4,362.99
- North Carolina$4,857.00
- Ohio$4,312.35
- Oklahoma$7,723.45
- Oregon$338.40
- Pennsylvania$5,979.27
- Rhode Island$2,626.39
- South Carolina$4,377.60
- South Dakota$2,529.47
- Tennessee$8,847.72
- Texas$2,991.14
- Utah$4,585.94
- Vermont$408.50
- Virginia$25,995.20
- Washington$1,410.73
- West Virginia$3,832.13
- Wisconsin$1,042.60
- Wyoming$1,327.22
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 2 | $316.80 | $603.00 | $889.20 | 2.8× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $338.40 | $338.40 | $338.40 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $2,527.00 | $2,527.00 | $2,527.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $3,007.20 | $3,007.20 | $3,007.20 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $6,698.00 | $6,698.00 | $70,200.00 | 10.5× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,823.86 | $4,823.86 | $4,823.86 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $3,429.67 | $3,429.67 | $3,429.67 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $488.91 | $488.91 | $488.91 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $346.04 | $346.04 | $346.04 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $328.65 | $328.65 | $328.65 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $9,397.22 | $9,397.22 | $9,397.22 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 3 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | $12,275.83 | 1.2× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 3 | $2,224.80 | $5,617.50 | $8,060.64 | 3.6× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $277.06 | $277.06 | $277.06 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $1,114.32 | $1,114.32 | $4,265.00 | 3.8× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $729.00 | $729.00 | $729.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $390.60 | $390.60 | $390.60 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $889.20 | $889.20 | $889.20 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $9,958.61 | $11,278.20 | $13,544.33 | 1.4× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $929.25 | $929.25 | $929.25 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $1,184.04 | $1,184.04 | $1,184.04 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 6 | $3,975.00 | $33,612.18 | $43,224.04 | 10.9× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 4 | $658.41 | $4,737.60 | $23,432.55 | 35.6× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 3 | $1,806.35 | $5,279.00 | $11,024.00 | 6.1× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $2,926.80 | $2,926.80 | $2,926.80 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 3 | $815.40 | $21,988.39 | $22,170.70 | 27.2× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $338.40 | $338.40 | $338.40 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4 | $939.00 | $2,060.70 | $24,555.22 | 26.2× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $8,089.25 | $8,089.25 | $8,089.25 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $448.80 | $15,621.80 | $30,794.80 | 68.6× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 8 | $253.20 | $2,689.91 | $5,126.62 | 20.2× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $872.58 | $872.58 | $872.58 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $352.99 | $352.99 | $352.99 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $345.80 | $694.20 | $1,042.60 | 3.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $9,179.80 | $9,179.80 | $9,179.80 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN both sides | 1 | $9,179.80 | $9,179.80 | $9,179.80 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $22,385.35 | $22,385.35 | $22,385.35 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1 | $15,625.98 | $15,625.98 | $15,625.98 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1 | $7,708.91 | $7,708.91 | $7,708.91 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $19,912.36 | $19,912.36 | $19,912.36 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $2,562.71 | $2,562.71 | $2,562.71 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 1 | $26,080.24 | $26,080.24 | $26,080.24 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $848.59 | $848.59 | $848.59 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,725.24 | $7,541.79 | $7,939.60 | 1.4× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,377.60 | $4,377.60 | $4,377.60 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $521.25 | $521.25 | $521.25 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $3,685.41 | $3,685.41 | $3,685.41 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH one side | 1 | $5,890.82 | $5,890.82 | $5,890.82 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH both sides | 1 | $11,781.35 | $11,781.35 | $11,781.35 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $16,296.64 | $16,296.64 | $16,296.64 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $1,384.01 | $17,075.09 | $32,766.16 | 23.7× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $30,621.23 | $30,621.23 | $30,621.23 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $253.44 | $253.44 | $3,716.00 | 14.7× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $2,214.00 | $2,214.00 | $2,214.00 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,947.45 | $6,947.45 | $6,947.45 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $4,278.60 | $4,278.60 | $4,278.60 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $1,009.49 | $1,009.49 | $1,009.49 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,887.10 | $24,449.31 | $45,011.52 | 11.6× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $1,550.64 | $1,695.20 | $16,622.50 | 10.7× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $421.00 | $421.00 | $421.00 | 1.0× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $1,042.60 | $1,702.50 | $2,362.40 | 2.3× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $53,192.62 | $53,192.62 | $53,192.62 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $8,847.72 | $8,847.72 | $9,217.82 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $889.20 | $889.20 | $889.20 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $257.40 | $257.40 | $257.40 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 | $430.27 | $1,470.07 | $6,415.00 | 14.9× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,999.70 | $1,999.70 | $1,999.70 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Newberry, MI single city | 1 | $287.60 | $287.60 | $287.60 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $396.00 | $396.00 | $396.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $346.68 | $1,080.75 | $1,814.82 | 5.2× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $3,476.00 | $3,476.00 | $3,476.00 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $2,217.38 | $2,393.55 | $3,188.80 | 1.4× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $889.20 | $889.20 | $889.20 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 19 | $525.00 | $4,500.00 | $43,275.35 | 82.4× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $338.40 | $338.40 | $338.40 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $3,105.55 | $7,723.45 | $12,341.34 | 4.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 4 | $481.16 | $1,383.43 | $3,824.64 | 7.9× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $423.71 | $423.71 | $423.71 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $7,067.00 | $7,067.00 | $7,067.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $467.60 | $467.60 | $467.60 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $11,069.71 | $11,069.71 | $11,069.71 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $255.00 | $255.00 | $255.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $253.20 | $253.20 | $253.20 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 3 | $3,667.00 | $3,811.00 | $36,095.44 | 9.8× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,575.22 | $4,575.22 | $4,575.22 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $850.25 | $850.25 | $850.25 | 1.0× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $435.00 | $435.00 | $435.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $889.20 | $889.20 | $889.20 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $301.60 | $301.60 | $301.60 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 7 | $330.20 | $330.20 | $10,300.00 | 31.2× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $1,081.78 | $2,626.39 | $4,171.00 | 3.9× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $2,529.47 | $2,529.47 | $2,529.47 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $6,233.30 | $6,233.30 | $6,233.30 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $4,771.00 | $4,771.00 | $4,771.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 2 | $868.00 | $2,461.50 | $4,055.00 | 4.7× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $20,067.67 | $25,995.20 | $30,768.98 | 1.5× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $4,425.49 | $5,894.86 | $7,364.23 | 1.7× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 1 | $330.20 | $330.20 | $330.20 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $4,585.94 | $4,585.94 | $4,585.94 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | $50,795.70 | 30.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $7,254.00 | 1.1× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $9,182.40 | 1.4× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $2,025.74 | $2,051.48 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $755.00 | $2,941.78 | $5,128.56 | 6.8× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,814.82 | $1,814.82 | $1,814.82 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $1,470.40 | $1,470.40 | $1,470.40 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $448.80 | $448.80 | $448.80 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $17,352.59 | $17,352.59 | $17,352.59 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $20,366.83 | $20,366.83 | $20,366.83 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $9,042.44 | $12,855.43 | $14,582.31 | 1.6× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $345.80 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 3.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $415.50 | $415.50 | $415.50 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $1,030.00 | $1,030.00 | $1,030.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $1,320.09 | $1,320.09 | $1,320.09 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $35,270.29 | $35,270.29 | $35,270.29 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $487.20 | $487.20 | $487.20 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $868.00 | $868.00 | $868.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $1,814.82 | $1,814.82 | $1,814.82 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $510.52 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 13.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $31,835.57 | $31,835.57 | $31,835.57 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | $1,042.60 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $423.71 | $436.26 | $448.80 | 1.1× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $346.04 | $694.32 | $1,042.60 | 3.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $3,338.25 | $3,338.25 | $3,338.25 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | $3,279.00 | $3,279.00 | $3,279.00 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $345.80 | $694.20 | $1,042.60 | 3.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $9,016.00 | $9,016.00 | $9,016.00 | 1.0× |
Common questions
Is it often combined with other sinus procedures?
Yes, several sinuses are often opened in one operation, each billed with its own code.
What is balloon sinuplasty?
A different technique billed with other codes; it widens the opening with a balloon.
Other sinus surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.