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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Nevada 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?

$2,628

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,628 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$389$191 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$562 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $191 to $6,026Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $182 to $912
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $389

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
$181.97
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 25th of 51

$2,628

$389 physician + $2,239 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.