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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,353

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,353 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$263$129 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,820 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,129Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $4 to $631
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $3,090professional $263

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
$354.81
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$588.84
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86

Where Utah 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

Utah· 14th of 51

$3,353

$263 physician + $3,090 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.