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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,491

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,491 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$288$219 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$288 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $132 to $6,761Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $132 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $288

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
$131.83
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 41st of 51

$1,491

$288 physician + $1,202 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.