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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,394

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,394 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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$219$123 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$447 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,786Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $115 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $219

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
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 31st of 51

$1,394

$219 physician + $1,175 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.