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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Idaho 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?

$1,513

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,513 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$417$245 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$525 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $302 to $11,482Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $186 to $933
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $417

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
$524.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$12,302.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,888.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 39th of 51

$1,513

$417 physician + $1,096 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.