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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,612

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,612 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$263$170 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$759 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,012Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $145 to $457
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $263

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
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 24th of 51

$1,612

$263 physician + $1,349 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.