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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,365

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,365 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$182 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$479 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,495Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,202
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$398.11
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86

Where Idaho 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 feeIdaho $2,365 · 28th 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.