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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$2,560

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,560 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$269$155 to $347
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$324 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $186 to $6,761Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $145 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $269

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
$257.04
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 23rd of 51

$2,560

$269 physician + $2,291 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.