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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,147

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,147 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$263$141 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,514 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,457Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,047
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $263

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
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58

Where Arizona 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 feeArizona $3,147 · 16th 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.