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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,940

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,940 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$309$219 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,778 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,586Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $162 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $309

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
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
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 2nd of 51

$3,940

$309 physician + $3,631 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.