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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$974

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $974 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $692 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$282$138 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$692$339 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,169Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $123 to $550
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $692professional $282

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
$229.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$645.65

Where Mississippi 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 feeMississippi $974 · 46th 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.