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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Minnesota 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?

$2,558

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,558 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$562$363 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,047 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $398 to $9,120Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,288
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $562

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
$177.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,715.35
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
$380.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$2,558

$562 physician + $1,995 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.