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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,320

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,320 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$224$145 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$603 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $447 to $6,026Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $115 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $224

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
$2,344.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
7 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
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04

Where Florida 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

Florida· 35th of 51

$1,320

$224 physician + $1,096 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.