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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$1,181

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,181 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$269$155 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$562 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,786Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $129 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $269

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
$239.88
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
6 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
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 41st of 51

$1,181

$269 physician + $912 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.