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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Kentucky 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?

$2,329

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$240$155 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$851 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $324 to $5,623Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $76 to $525
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $240

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
$263.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$549.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 28th of 51

$2,329

$240 physician + $2,089 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.