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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,053

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,053 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$234$132 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,175 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,244Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $3 to $457
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $234

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
$371.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 20th of 51

$3,053

$234 physician + $2,818 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.