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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Colorado 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?

$5,066

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,066 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$389$200 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,202 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $437 to $12,882Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $191 to $631
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $389

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
$363.08
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$891.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 6th of 51

$5,066

$389 physician + $4,677 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.