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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,639

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,639 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$380$282 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$575 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $389 to $5,012Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $209 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $380

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
$263.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$676.08
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
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 21st of 51

$1,639

$380 physician + $1,259 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.