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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,267

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,267 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$195$132 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$407 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $219 to $5,012Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $2 to $676
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,072professional $195

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
$218.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 44th of 51

$1,267

$195 physician + $1,072 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.