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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$257

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $347.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,266Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $112 to $355
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $251

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
$1,230.27
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Hawaii than in Montana. 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$257

HI $1,862MT $155

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.