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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,551

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,551 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$138 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,072 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $537 to $8,913Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $110 to $617
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $240

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
$457.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12

Where Florida 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 feeFlorida $3,551 · 10th 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.