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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,142

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,142 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$324$141 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$676 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,166Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $12 to $1,230
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $324

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
$275.42
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$676.08

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in California than in Maryland. 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

Iowa· 17th of 51

$3,142

$324 physician + $2,818 facility

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.