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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

South Carolina 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?

$2,939

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,939 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$174 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$468 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $224 to $7,762Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $151 to $741
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $309

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
$208.93
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$2,939

$309 physician + $2,630 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.