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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Arkansas 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?

$1,374

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,374 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$209 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$525 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,388Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $155 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $302

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
$251.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 41st of 51

$1,374

$302 physician + $1,072 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.