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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

How much does Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash cost?

$514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $263 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$251$174 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$263$214 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $145 to $5,012Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $132 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $263professional $251

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$707.95
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
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55

Where West 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

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$514

$251 physician + $263 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.