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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$581

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $581 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $145 to the doctor who performs it, and $437 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$145$117 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$437$234 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,884Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $1 to $457
$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $437professional $145

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
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44

Where Montana 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

Montana· 49th of 51

$581

$145 physician + $437 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.