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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Georgia 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?

$3,126

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,126 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$372$219 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,202 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,310Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $170 to $708
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $372

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
$436.52
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 19th of 51

$3,126

$372 physician + $2,754 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.