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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$5,517

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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$269$145 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$3,162 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $457 to $9,120Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $123 to $617
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $269

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
$389.05
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 2nd of 51

$5,517

$269 physician + $5,248 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.