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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

North Dakota 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?

$752

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $752 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $372 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$302 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$372$178 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $69 to $2,884Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $178 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $372professional $380

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
$69.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 50th of 51

$752

$380 physician + $372 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.