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Diagnostic Bronchoscopy with Cell Sample

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31622

A thin, flexible scope is passed through the nose or mouth into the airways to examine the lungs and airway passages, with a saline wash used to collect cells for lab testing. It is a diagnostic exam rather than a treatment procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Bronchoscopy with Cell Sample cost?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $1,175.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,571Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $138 to $302
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$302

HI $1,202DE $245

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.