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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,358

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,358 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 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$269$145 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$891 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,012Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,230
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $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
$269.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 29th of 51

$2,358

$269 physician + $2,089 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.