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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$4,084

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,084 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$282$155 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,202 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $309 to $8,318Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $65 to $575
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $282

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
$309.03
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 7th of 51

$4,084

$282 physician + $3,802 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.