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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,285

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,285 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$214$123 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$417 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,239Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $120 to $468
$10$100$1Kfacility $1,072professional $214

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
$239.88
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 43rd of 51

$1,285

$214 physician + $1,072 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.