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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$4,192

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,192 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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$302$195 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,511Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $158 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $302

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
$194.98
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
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
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$4,192

$302 physician + $3,890 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.