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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

North Carolina 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?

$1,549

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$347$182 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$490 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,888Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $83 to $794
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $347

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
$263.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$1,549

$347 physician + $1,202 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.