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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,302

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,302 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$214 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$724 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $525 to $4,571Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $132 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $302

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
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
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
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$1,302

$302 physician + $1,000 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.