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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$871

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $589 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$282$129 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$589$417 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,457Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $2 to $759
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $589professional $282

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
$331.13
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 47th of 51

$871

$282 physician + $589 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.