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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,282

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,282 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$155 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$759 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $447 to $2,239Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $132 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $234

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
$181.97
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$1,282

$234 physician + $1,047 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.