Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with repair of cerebrospinal fluid leak; sphenoid region
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $3.1k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($3.1k), higher than 49% of the 1,251 hospitals reporting CPT 31291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 23 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | First Health chip per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 5 | Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 6 | Aetna newbusinessrates case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 7 | Aetna commercialbasenetwork case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 8 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $9.7k | $9.7k | — | — | — | $9.7k – $9.7k |
| 15 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $9.9k | $9.9k | — | — | — | $9.9k – $9.9k |
| 16 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $10.9k | $10.9k | — | — | — | $10.9k – $10.9k |
| 17 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $10.9k | $10.9k | — | — | — | $10.9k – $10.9k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $11.4k | $11.4k | — | — | — | $11.4k – $11.4k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $11.4k | $11.4k | — | — | — | $11.4k – $11.4k |
| 20 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $12.5k | $12.5k | — | — | — | $12.5k – $12.5k |
| 22 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $13.1k | $13.1k | — | — | — | $13.1k – $13.1k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $13.5k | $13.5k | — | — | — | $13.5k – $13.5k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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