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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$2,553

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,553 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$209$126 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$380 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $182 to $7,244Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $2 to $955
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $209

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
$173.78
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$2,553

$209 physician + $2,344 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.