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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,444

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,444 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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$269$145 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$646 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,677Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $269

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
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
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 30th of 51

$1,444

$269 physician + $1,175 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.