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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,879

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,879 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,622 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$257$148 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,622$724 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,467Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $129 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $257

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
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
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
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 15th of 51

$1,879

$257 physician + $1,622 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.