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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Oregon 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?

$1,123

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,123 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $724 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$398$200 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$724$562 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $372 to $6,918Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $93 to $955
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $724professional $398

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
$436.52
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$14,791.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 45th of 51

$1,123

$398 physician + $724 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.