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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $363 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$324$251 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$363$229 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,778Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $191 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $363professional $324

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
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 50th of 51

$687

$324 physician + $363 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.