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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,201

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,201 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$295$151 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$251 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,129Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $123 to $794
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $295

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
$446.68
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,548.13
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,047.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 31st of 51

$2,201

$295 physician + $1,905 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.