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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,027

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,027 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $776 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$251$155 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$776$550 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,090Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $129 to $457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
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
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 45th of 51

$1,027

$251 physician + $776 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.