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Bronchoscopy with Brush Cell Sampling

Kentucky 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?

$2,329

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$141 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$562 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,365Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $123 to $447
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $240

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
$194.98
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $2,329 · 26th of 50
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.