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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Missouri 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?

$1,998

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,998 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$339$178 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$776 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $372 to $5,623Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $95 to $912
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $339

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
$281.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 34th of 51

$1,998

$339 physician + $1,660 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.