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Bronchoscopy with Airway Fluid Wash

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During a bronchoscopy, sterile fluid is instilled into a small section of the lung and then withdrawn to collect cells and fluid from deep within the airways for laboratory analysis.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

$2,209

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,209 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$389$282 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,622 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,188Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $234 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $389

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
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$912.01

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 11th of 51

$2,209

$389 physician + $1,820 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.