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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,029

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,029 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$209$129 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$794 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,623Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $4 to $646
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $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
$251.19
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 33rd of 51

$2,029

$209 physician + $1,820 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.