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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Mississippi 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?

$1,113

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,113 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $724 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$389$209 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$724$339 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,995Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $170 to $912
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $389

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
$181.97
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 46th of 51

$1,113

$389 physician + $724 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.