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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,719

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,719 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$145 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$562 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $224 to $3,236Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $126 to $479
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,479professional $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
$223.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlabama $1,719 · 39th of 51
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.