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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$868

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $868 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$234 to $490
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$447 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $302 to $5,370Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $155 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $355

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
$302.00
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,165.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
10 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
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 47th of 51

$868

$355 physician + $513 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.