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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,146

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,146 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 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$275$166 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$437 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $0 to $5,623Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $132 to $468
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $871professional $275

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
$0.40
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44

Where Maine 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 feeMaine $1,146 · 45th 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.