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Diagnostic Bronchoscopy with Cell Sample

Ohio 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?

$3,208

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,208 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$257$166 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,349 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $240 to $8,710Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $129 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $257

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
$239.88
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,454.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 10.9 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Ohio· 17th of 51

$3,208

$257 physician + $2,951 facility

CA $5,912MD $545

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.