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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,481

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,481 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$141 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,000 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $302 to $7,586Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $33 to $724
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $245

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 11th of 51

$3,481

$245 physician + $3,236 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.