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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,719

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,719 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$141 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$617 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $309 to $4,074Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $4 to $759
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $240

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
$251.19
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$524.81

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 38th of 51

$1,719

$240 physician + $1,479 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.