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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,407

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,407 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$269$195 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$724 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $372 to $8,128Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $132 to $389
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $269

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
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
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
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 9th of 51

$2,407

$269 physician + $2,138 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.