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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

New Hampshire 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?

$1,053

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,053 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $646 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$407$288 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$646$324 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $100 to $6,310Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $178 to $912
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $646professional $407

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
$0.72
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 47th of 51

$1,053

$407 physician + $646 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.