Computer Navigation During a Lung Scope Exam

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 31627

Computer guidance used during a lung scope examination to steer the instrument to a target deep in the lung, following a map built from a previous CT scan. It works rather like satellite navigation inside the airways, letting the doctor reach small spots in the outer parts of the lung that are hard to find by sight alone. It is done during the main scope procedure and billed in addition to it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Computer Navigation During a Lung Scope Exam cost?

$3,397

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,397 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

37% physician fee63% facility fee

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 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,259	$151 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$2,138	$933 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $158 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $95 to $2,692

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $169.82 Median $1,995.26 Typical High $7,585.78	Facility	Global	$169.82	$1,995.26	$7,585.78
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier 52 · Reduced service Typical Low $48.98 Median $467.74 Typical High $1,096.48	Facility	52 · Reduced service	$48.98	$467.74	$1,096.48
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,479.11 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,479.11	$3,981.07	$12,022.64
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $151.36 Median $3,235.94 Typical High $10,232.93	Facility	Global	$151.36	$3,235.94	$10,232.93
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier 52 · Reduced service Typical Low $123.03 Median $123.03 Typical High $123.03	Facility	52 · Reduced service	$123.03	$123.03	$123.03
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $1,202.26 Typical High $3,715.35	Facility	Global	$245.47	$1,202.26	$3,715.35

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $5,437MD $1,471

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.