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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,145

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,145 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$132 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$851 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $282 to $7,079Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $4 to $537
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $240

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
$281.84
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$2,145

$240 physician + $1,905 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.