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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$3,377

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,377 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$141$2.88 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$912 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $240 to $5,754Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $1 to $288
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $3,236professional $141

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
$239.88
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52

Where West 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

West Virginia· 12th of 51

$3,377

$141 physician + $3,236 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.