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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Indiana 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?

$5,221

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,221 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$324$182 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$1,738 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $380 to $17,378Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $151 to $525
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $324

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
$257.04
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 5th of 51

$5,221

$324 physician + $4,898 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.