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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,335

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,335 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$129 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,175 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,128Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $117 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $245

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
$144.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$17,378.01
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 10th of 51

$2,335

$245 physician + $2,089 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.