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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$525

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $316 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$209$123 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$316$63.10 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $48 to $5,888Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $2 to $708
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $316professional $209

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
$47.86
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 51st of 51

$525

$209 physician + $316 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.