Sinus surgery, maxillary cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus is $4,453.50 across 444 US hospitals; most list between $801.15 and $16,735.94. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 218 markets is $152.85. 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$152.85any market
Median market$3,898.13middle of market medians
Most below$16,735.949 in 10 hospitals
Listings442hospital 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, maxillary, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $9,269.70 and the lowest a median of $1,062.24. At 338 of 380 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 31256?
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
Among 26 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($1,470.07), Arkansas ($1,634.03) and Michigan ($1,645.60), and highest in Virginia ($19,765.04), Alabama ($14,847.27) and Massachusetts ($11,448.00).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$14,847.27
- Arizona$16,976.81, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$1,634.03
- California$6,658.40
- Colorado$3,363.50, 1 hospital
- Delaware$2,025.74, 2 hospitals
- Florida$10,618.41
- Georgia$6,698.00
- Hawaii$3,309.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$7,652.75
- Illinois$3,975.00
- Indiana$8,927.81
- Iowa$1,430.85, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$6,353.68, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$10,021.13, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$3,391.70
- Maine$510.62, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$11,448.00
- Michigan$1,645.60
- Minnesota$1,470.07
- Mississippi$3,166.03
- Missouri$3,315.00
- Montana$659.61, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,824.64, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$3,957.18, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,741.00
- New Mexico$5,451.83, 4 hospitals
- New York$4,362.99
- North Carolina$4,158.25
- North Dakota$3,325.72, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$10,523.14
- Oklahoma$3,950.65, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$5,535.84, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$6,947.45
- Rhode Island$2,626.39, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$4,377.60, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$8,818.40
- Tennessee$5,481.33
- Texas$3,429.67
- Utah$5,467.50, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$6,001.25, 1 hospital
- Virginia$19,765.04
- Washington$5,128.56
- West Virginia$2,406.75
- Wisconsin$2,388.36
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 | $5,279.00 | $5,279.00 | $5,279.00 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $1,816.10 | $3,671.23 | $5,526.36 | 3.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | $9,237.12 | 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× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $12,060.24 | $12,060.24 | $12,060.24 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $1,331.53 | $6,698.00 | $70,200.00 | 52.7× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,823.86 | $4,823.86 | $4,823.86 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $3,129.63 | $3,429.67 | $3,429.67 | 1.1× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $510.62 | $510.62 | $510.62 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,685.41 | $3,685.41 | $3,685.41 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $346.04 | $346.04 | $346.04 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $3,315.00 | $3,315.00 | $3,315.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $282.00 | $9,397.22 | $21,787.07 | 77.3× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $273.00 | $273.00 | $273.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA one side | 1 | $1,881.50 | $1,881.50 | $1,881.50 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $3,436.33 | $9,904.00 | $12,275.83 | 3.6× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 12 | $2,224.80 | $11,448.00 | $11,448.00 | 5.1× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $538.40 | $538.40 | $538.40 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $1,157.70 | $1,157.70 | $1,157.70 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $3,726.00 | $3,726.00 | $3,726.00 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | $4,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $6,001.25 | $6,001.25 | $6,001.25 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $9,958.61 | $11,278.78 | $13,544.33 | 1.4× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $386.25 | $386.25 | $386.25 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $2,450.00 | $2,450.00 | $2,450.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $3,560.83 | $4,098.17 | $4,635.50 | 1.3× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 12 | $195.80 | $6,350.24 | $43,224.04 | 220.8× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 6 | $4,737.60 | $15,789.45 | $36,379.40 | 7.7× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | $4,326.00 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $4,200.40 | $4,200.40 | $4,200.40 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | $11,024.00 | $15,594.22 | $20,164.43 | 1.8× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,819.95 | $1,819.95 | $1,819.95 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $3,112.80 | $3,112.80 | $3,112.80 | 1.0× |
| 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× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $8,575.13 | $8,575.13 | $8,575.13 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $11,374.41 | $11,374.41 | $11,374.41 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9 | $294.58 | $3,050.40 | $24,555.22 | 83.4× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $8,089.25 | $8,089.25 | $8,089.25 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $197.40 | $197.40 | $197.40 | 1.0× |
| DeKalb, MS single city | 1 | $1,175.07 | $1,175.07 | $1,175.07 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $576.00 | $576.00 | $576.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 3 | $5,126.62 | $5,126.62 | $8,273.83 | 1.6× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $3,325.72 | $3,325.72 | $3,325.72 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $19,965.63 | $19,965.63 | $19,965.63 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $272.00 | $272.00 | $272.00 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $7,516.94 | $7,516.94 | $7,516.94 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $3,363.50 | $3,363.50 | $3,363.50 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $345.80 | $3,151.07 | $5,956.33 | 17.2× |
| 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× |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $3,859.36 | $3,859.36 | $3,859.36 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $8,403.31 | $8,403.31 | $8,403.31 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 1 | $5,535.84 | $5,535.84 | $5,535.84 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 4 | $1,476.77 | $11,018.85 | $15,625.98 | 10.6× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $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× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $2,867.20 | $2,867.20 | $2,867.20 | 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× |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $14,847.27 | $14,847.27 | $14,847.27 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $2,590.00 | $2,590.00 | $2,590.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $926.52 | $926.52 | $926.52 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $19,732.11 | $19,732.11 | $19,732.11 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $3,325.72 | $3,325.72 | $3,325.72 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $181.00 | $181.00 | $181.00 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $2,188.80 | $2,188.80 | $2,188.80 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $7,132.33 | $7,132.33 | $7,132.33 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $2,562.71 | $2,562.71 | $2,562.71 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 1 | $10,568.43 | $10,568.43 | $10,568.43 | 1.0× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 1 | $3,166.03 | $3,166.03 | $3,166.03 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $538.38 | $538.38 | $538.38 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $848.59 | $3,692.64 | $6,536.68 | 7.7× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,725.24 | $7,541.79 | $7,939.60 | 1.4× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $12,439.77 | $12,439.77 | $12,439.77 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,377.60 | $4,377.60 | $4,377.60 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $6,675.20 | $6,675.20 | $6,675.20 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $521.25 | $521.25 | $521.25 | 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× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $2,369.00 | $2,369.00 | $2,369.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 3 | $1,384.01 | $6,996.39 | $32,766.16 | 23.7× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $30,621.23 | $30,621.23 | $30,621.23 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $3,716.00 | $5,034.84 | $6,353.68 | 1.7× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $20,926.73 | $20,926.73 | $20,926.73 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,654.03 | $4,654.03 | $4,654.03 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $6,301.11 | $6,301.11 | $6,301.11 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $2,214.00 | $2,214.00 | $2,214.00 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $5,912.52 | $5,912.52 | $5,912.52 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $16,976.81 | $26,052.82 | $35,128.83 | 2.1× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,947.45 | $6,947.45 | $6,947.45 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $181.00 | $181.00 | $181.00 | 1.0× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $21,726.61 | $21,726.61 | $21,726.61 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $7,583.40 | $7,583.40 | $7,583.40 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $4,278.60 | $4,278.60 | $4,278.60 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $10,558.66 | $10,558.66 | $10,558.66 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,887.10 | $24,449.31 | $45,011.52 | 11.6× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $765.60 | $1,418.82 | $2,102.49 | 2.7× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | $16,622.50 | 9.8× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $333.60 | $333.60 | $333.60 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $31,740.71 | $31,740.71 | $31,740.71 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $1,634.03 | $1,634.03 | $1,634.03 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $5,069.50 | $5,069.50 | $5,069.50 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $53,192.62 | $53,192.62 | $53,192.62 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $3,936.90 | $3,936.90 | $3,936.90 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $184.40 | $184.40 | $184.40 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | $9,904.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $3,772.65 | $3,772.65 | $3,772.65 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $8,847.72 | $8,847.72 | $13,320.32 | 1.5× |
| Meridian, MS | 2 | $596.05 | $868.53 | $1,141.01 | 1.9× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $3,831.14 | $3,831.14 | $3,831.14 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $17,094.98 | $17,094.98 | $17,094.98 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $1,470.07 | $4,617.74 | $8,667.28 | 5.9× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $3,391.70 | $3,391.70 | $3,391.70 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,999.70 | $1,999.70 | $1,999.70 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $654.00 | $654.00 | $654.00 | 1.0× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $1,061.00 | $1,061.00 | $1,061.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $362.78 | $362.78 | $362.78 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $401.85 | $401.85 | $401.85 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $1,814.82 | $3,125.08 | $4,661.55 | 2.6× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $3,476.00 | $6,300.50 | $9,125.00 | 2.6× |
| Navasota, TX single city | 1 | $152.85 | $152.85 | $152.85 | 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× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 5 | $1,470.70 | $2,393.55 | $22,351.37 | 15.2× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 47 | $519.00 | $4,407.00 | $43,275.35 | 83.4× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $384.36 | $6,362.85 | $12,341.34 | 32.1× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $2,285.70 | $3,824.64 | $5,827.50 | 2.5× |
| 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× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $284.00 | $284.00 | $284.00 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 1 | $10,021.13 | $10,021.13 | $10,021.13 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $2,406.75 | $2,406.75 | $2,406.75 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,667.00 | $3,739.00 | $3,811.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,575.22 | $4,575.22 | $4,575.22 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $428.00 | $428.00 | $428.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $850.25 | $850.25 | $850.25 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $4,793.25 | $4,793.25 | $4,793.25 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $2,066.45 | $6,183.23 | $10,300.00 | 5.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $3,828.74 | $3,828.74 | $3,828.74 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $1,081.78 | $2,626.39 | $4,171.00 | 3.9× |
| Rapid City, SD | 5 | $2,529.47 | $8,818.40 | $8,818.40 | 3.5× |
| 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 | 1 | $4,055.00 | $4,055.00 | $4,055.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $5,401.50 | $5,401.50 | $5,401.50 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 3 | $17,481.85 | $22,048.22 | $30,768.98 | 1.8× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $7,364.23 | $7,364.23 | $7,364.23 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT one side single city | 1 | $5,467.50 | $5,467.50 | $5,467.50 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $5,377.30 | $5,377.30 | $5,377.30 | 1.0× |
| Ruleville, MS single city | 1 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $2,761.04 | $2,761.04 | $2,761.04 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $3,510.00 | $3,510.00 | $3,510.00 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $5,612.53 | $5,612.53 | $5,612.53 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $8,352.99 | $8,352.99 | $8,352.99 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $1,521.01 | $1,521.01 | $50,795.70 | 33.4× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA both sides | 5 | $2,281.51 | $2,281.51 | $2,281.51 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 12 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $14,517.00 | 2.2× |
| 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× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $9,569.28 | $16,784.55 | $16,784.55 | 1.8× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $2,025.74 | $2,051.48 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $5,128.56 | $45,553.65 | $45,960.11 | 9.0× |
| 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× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $2,354.40 | $2,354.40 | $2,354.40 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $780.82 | $780.82 | $780.82 | 1.0× |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $8,818.40 | $8,818.40 | $8,818.40 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $1,757.60 | $17,352.59 | $17,352.59 | 9.9× |
| 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× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $28,467.22 | $28,467.22 | $28,467.22 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $210.50 | $210.50 | $210.50 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $2,658.88 | $2,658.88 | $2,658.88 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $35,270.29 | $35,270.29 | $35,270.29 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 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× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $720.15 | $720.15 | $720.15 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $3,309.60 | $3,309.60 | $3,309.60 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $10,663.69 | $10,663.69 | $10,663.69 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $6,658.40 | $6,658.40 | $7,060.00 | 1.1× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $14,496.13 | $14,496.13 | $14,496.13 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $11,049.24 | $11,049.24 | $11,049.24 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $22,745.62 | $22,745.62 | $22,745.62 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | $2,931.88 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $3,732.35 | $3,732.35 | $3,732.35 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $1,764.80 | $1,764.80 | $1,764.80 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,989.10 | $5,989.10 | $5,989.10 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $346.04 | $346.04 | $346.04 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $1,002.92 | $1,002.92 | $1,002.92 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | $2,896.04 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $3,279.00 | $3,369.25 | $3,459.50 | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $345.80 | $345.80 | $345.80 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $9,016.00 | $17,366.95 | $25,717.89 | 2.9× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $295.10 | $295.10 | $295.10 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $59,938.86 | $59,938.86 | $59,938.86 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $4,533.84 | $16,466.37 | $28,398.90 | 6.3× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $10,022.28 | $10,022.28 | $10,022.28 | 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 31256?
CPT 31256 is the billing code for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus. This code covers endoscopic surgery through the nose to widen the natural opening of the maxillary sinus behind the cheek.
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.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for sinus surgery, maxillary?
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, maxillary has a median of $9,269.70 and the lowest a median of $1,062.24; at 338 of 380 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, maxillary?
Among 26 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($1,470.07), Arkansas ($1,634.03) and Michigan ($1,645.60), and highest in Virginia ($19,765.04), Alabama ($14,847.27) and Massachusetts ($11,448.00). 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.