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 ETHMOIDECTOMY; TOTAL (ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR), INCLUDING FRONTAL SINUS EXPLORATION, WITH REMOVAL OF TISSUE FROM FRONTAL SINUS, WHEN PERFORMED
Seneca, PA
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UPMC Northwest’s median price of $6.8k is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($6.9k), higher than 46% of the 1,758 hospitals reporting CPT 31253. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 8 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 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity/managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $834 | $834 | — | — | — | $834 – $834 |
| 2 | Highmark commercial - indemnity/managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 3 | Highmark community blue medicare advantage/complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage/together blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 4 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | $66 | 1% | — | $6.8k – $6.9k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.9k | $6.9k | — | — | — | $6.9k – $6.9k |
| 6 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.3k | $7.3k | — | — | — | $7.3k – $7.3k |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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