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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Rhode Island 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?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $437.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $5,495Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $145 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,715professional $302

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$302

HI $1,905WV $240

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.