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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$3,011

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,011 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $257 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$257$209 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$562 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $170 to $4,786Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 8.2 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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· 6th of 51

$3,011

$257 physician + $2,754 facility

CO $4,192WV $514

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.