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Bronchoscopy with Brush Cell Sampling

Delaware rates for HCPCS 31623

During a bronchoscopy, a small brush is passed through the scope and gently rubbed against the airway lining to collect cells for lab testing. It's often used to help diagnose infections or abnormal cell changes in the airway.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Brush Cell Sampling cost?

$572

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $572 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $309 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$141 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$309$126 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $123 to $17,783Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $126 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $309professional $263

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
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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

Delaware· 47th of 50

$572

$263 physician + $309 facility

CA $5,919ND $437

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.