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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$5,231

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,231 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$129 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,012$1,122 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $282 to $9,772Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $4 to $372
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 3rd of 51

$5,231

$219 physician + $5,012 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.