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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,378

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,378 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,047 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$229 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,047$676 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,365Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $178 to $631
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $331

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
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,495.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
14 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
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 32nd of 51

$1,378

$331 physician + $1,047 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.