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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$2,329

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$191$123 to $316
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$347 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,754Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $2 to $389
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $191

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
$154.88
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $2,329 · 30th 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.