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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Florida 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?

$4,222

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,222 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$191 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$977 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $562 to $12,023Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $158 to $813
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $331

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
$478.63
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87

Where Florida 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

Florida· 11th of 51

$4,222

$331 physician + $3,890 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.