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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$1,561

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,561 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$200 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$1,259 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,548Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $178 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $302

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 27th of 51

$1,561

$302 physician + $1,259 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.