Surgery and procedures CPT 31256 Tennessee Outpatient

Sinus surgery, maxillary cost in Tennessee

In Tennessee, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus: from $346.68 to $9,217.82, with a median of $8,847.72. The lowest price is at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville). The highest price is 26.6× the lowest.

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 Sep 25, 2026.

Lowest$346.68Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Median$8,847.72half pay less
Highest$9,217.82in Tennessee
Lowest saves$8,501.04vs the median

Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Vanderbilt University Medical Center lowest Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN NASAL/SINUS ENDOSCOPY,OPEN MAXILL SINUS $346.68 $642.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC ENDO NASAL W/MAXIL ANTROSTOMY $1,814.82 $6,258.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC ENDO NASAL W/MAXIL ANTROSTOMY $1,814.82 $6,258.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC ENDO NASAL W/MAXIL ANTROSTOMY $1,814.82 $6,258.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy $8,847.72 $40,216.89 —
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy $8,847.72 $40,216.89 —
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy $8,847.72 $40,216.89 —
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy $8,847.72 $40,216.89 —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy W/Maxillary Antrostomy $9,217.82 $41,899.16 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 5 $8,847.72 $8,847.72
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2 $346.68 $1,080.75
Shelbyville, TN 1 $1,814.82 $1,814.82
Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 1 $1,814.82 $1,814.82

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.

Endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the maxillary (cheek) sinus in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.