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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,468

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,468 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$135 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$891 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $316 to $6,918Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $4 to $437
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $229

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
$549.54
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$28,840.32
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
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$109.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 11.1 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeTexas $2,468 · 25th of 51
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.