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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Maryland 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?

$419

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $419 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $64.57 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$355$174 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$64.57$57.54 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $50 to $4,365Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,023
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $65professional $355

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
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 51st of 51

$419

$355 physician + $64.57 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.