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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Iowa 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?

$3,427

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,427 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$407$257 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$776 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $372 to $8,128Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,479
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $407

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
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$9,120.11
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
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$977.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$954.99

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 15th of 51

$3,427

$407 physician + $3,020 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.