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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$698

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $698 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $447 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$251$191 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$447$209 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,148Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $129 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $251

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
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$524.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86

Where Montana 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

Montana· 49th of 51

$698

$251 physician + $447 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.