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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Kansas 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?

$2,933

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,933 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$363$182 to $490
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$912 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,244Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $85 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $363

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
$602.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 23rd of 51

$2,933

$363 physician + $2,570 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.