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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$4,986

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,986 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$174 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$3,090 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,913Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $138 to $676
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677professional $309

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
$794.33
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44

Where Connecticut 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 feeConnecticut $4,986 · 4th 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.