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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31624

During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis. This technique, called lavage, samples a broader area than brushing or simple washing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,458

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,458 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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$525$282 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$389 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,762Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,175
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $933professional $525

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
$812.83
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.1 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

Alaska· 42nd of 51

$1,458

$525 physician + $933 facility

CA $5,853MD $525

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.