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Bronchoscopy with Brush Cell Sampling

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Brush Cell Sampling cost?

$1,310

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,310 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$138 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$562 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,012Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $126 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,912.51
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,778.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,943.28
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,606.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$724.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,047.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 7.5 times more in Colorado 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

Pennsylvania· 36th of 51

$1,310

$263 physician + $1,047 facility

CO $4,485ND $599

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.