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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,759

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,759 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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$245$178 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$676 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $282 to $4,365Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $245

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
$281.84
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$1,759

$245 physician + $1,514 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.