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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

Tennessee 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?

$1,395

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,395 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$324$200 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$617 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $339 to $4,169Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $162 to $692
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $324

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
$251.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 40th of 51

$1,395

$324 physician + $1,072 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.