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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,658

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,658 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$245$155 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$457 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $186 to $5,754Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $132 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $245

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
$186.21
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
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
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 20th of 51

$1,658

$245 physician + $1,413 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.