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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

South Dakota 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?

$1,313

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,313 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $933 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$380$251 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$933$69.18 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $69 to $3,090Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $170 to $813
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $380

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
$69.18
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 44th of 51

$1,313

$380 physician + $933 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.