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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,983

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,983 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$245$132 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$457 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $219 to $6,607Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $5 to $708
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $245

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
$245.47
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$1,983

$245 physician + $1,738 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.