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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$2,402

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,402 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$214$123 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$537 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $234 to $5,370Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $4 to $407
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188professional $214

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
$199.53
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $2,402 · 27th of 51
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.