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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$2,060

Typical total for the visit. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,060 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$282$174 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$550 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,715Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $162 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 8.2 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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

Michigan· 13th of 51

$2,060

$282 physician + $1,778 facility

CO $4,192WV $514

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.