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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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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 October 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$2,539

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,539 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$589$363 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,318 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,762Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $589

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$7,762.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,819.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.2 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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· 8th of 51

$2,539

$589 physician + $1,950 facility

CO $4,192WV $514

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.