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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Louisiana 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?

$2,014

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,014 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$316$257 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$813 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,365Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $182 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $316

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
$407.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 33rd of 51

$2,014

$316 physician + $1,698 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.