Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $2,658.88 to $4,857.00, with a median of $4,158.25. The lowest price is at Harris Regional Hospital (Sylva). The highest price is 1.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,158.25, is 7% below the US median of $4,453.50.
- North Carolina ranks 11th of 26 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 6 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 31256. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,658.88Harris Regional Hospital
Median$4,158.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,857.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$1,499.37vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Regional Hospital lowest Sylva · Sylva, NC Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with maxillary antrostomy | $2,658.88 | $6,647.20 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $3,279.00 | $6,558.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $3,459.50 | $6,919.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC NASAL ENDO. SURG W/MAXILLARY | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC NASAL ENDO. SURG W/MAXILLARY | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC NASAL ENDO. SURG W/MAXILLARY | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $4,857.00 | $4,857.00 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $3,279.00 | $3,369.25 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $2,658.88 | $2,658.88 |
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
What sinus surgery, maxillary is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sinus surgery, maxillary explained.
Endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus in other states
- 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 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.