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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

New Jersey 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?

$4,934

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,934 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$363$191 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,630 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $661 to $9,120Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $162 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $363

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
$575.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,128.31
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$851.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 7th of 51

$4,934

$363 physician + $4,571 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.