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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$552

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $552 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $257 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$295$191 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$257$135 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $69 to $2,754Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $129 to $708
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $257professional $295

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
$69.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 50th of 51

$552

$295 physician + $257 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.