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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Alaska rates for HCPCS 31628

During a bronchoscopy, a small forceps is passed through the scope and into the lung tissue beyond the airway walls to take a tissue sample from one section (lobe) of the lung. The sample is sent to a lab to help diagnose conditions such as infection, inflammation, or a possible tumor.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy cost?

$1,804

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,804 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$407 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$513 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $282 to $7,762Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $871

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
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 15.4 times more in Wisconsin 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

Alaska· 36th of 51

$1,804

$871 physician + $933 facility

WI $6,451MD $419

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.