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Diagnostic Bronchoscopy with Cell Sample

Vermont 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?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $389.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $3,162Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $178 to $525
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,630professional $331

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$331

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.