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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$804

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $804 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $457 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$347$191 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$457$69.18 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $69 to $3,090Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $457professional $347

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
$69.18
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$676.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 48th of 51

$804

$347 physician + $457 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.