Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $362.78 to $45,011.52, with a median of $10,523.14. The lowest price is at Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 124.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $10,523.14, is 136% above the US median of $4,453.50.
- Ohio ranks 22nd of 26 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. Other states' laws.
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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$362.78Knox Community Hospital
Median$10,523.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$45,011.52in Ohio
Lowest saves$10,160.36vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Community Hospital lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, OH Nasal Endo W Maxill Antrostomy | $362.78 | $453.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC PR NASAL SCOPY,OPEN MAXILL SINUS | $720.15 | $800.17 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool · Salem, OH Exploration maxillary sinus | $3,510.00 | $4,286.51 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Exploration Maxillary Sinus | $3,887.10 | $4,319.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with maxillary antrostomy" | $4,533.84 | $9,067.67 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Hc Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy Open Maxill Sinus | $4,737.60 | $7,896.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Hc Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy Open Maxill Sinus | $4,737.60 | $7,896.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron · Akron, OH Hc Asc Exploration Maxillary Sinus Uni | $5,279.00 | $5,279.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $10,022.28 | $16,703.80 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland · Cleveland, OH NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY W/MAXILLARY ANTROSTOMY | $11,024.00 | $16,960.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy|RIGHT SIDE | $13,874.21 | $23,123.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy|LEFT SIDE | $17,704.68 | $29,507.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center one side Lorain · Cleveland, OH Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy|LEFT SIDE | $20,164.43 | $33,607.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield · Springfield, OH Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $20,366.83 | $33,944.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy|RIGHT SIDE | $22,175.96 | $36,959.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center one side Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy|LEFT SIDE | $28,398.90 | $47,331.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital one side Fairfield · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy|RIGHT SIDE | $36,379.40 | $60,632.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy | $45,011.52 | $75,019.20 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 6 | $4,737.60 | $15,789.44 |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | $11,024.00 | $15,594.22 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $3,887.10 | $24,449.31 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $4,533.84 | $16,466.37 |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $5,279.00 | $5,279.00 |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $362.78 | $362.78 |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $3,510.00 | $3,510.00 |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $20,366.83 | $20,366.83 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $720.15 | $720.15 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $10,022.28 | $10,022.28 |
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 Carolina$4,158.25
- North Dakota$3,325.72, 3 hospitals
- 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.