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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Arizona 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?

$3,247

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,247 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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$363$195 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,457Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,023
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $363

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
$912.01
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 17th of 51

$3,247

$363 physician + $2,884 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.