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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Montana 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?

$898

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $898 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 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$295$166 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$302 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $295 to $10,233Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $158 to $692
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $603professional $295

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
$1,479.11
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31

Where Montana 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

Montana· 49th of 51

$898

$295 physician + $603 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.