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Bronchoscopy with Lung Tissue Biopsy

West Virginia 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?

$3,353

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,353 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $191 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$191$91.20 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$2,884 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $234 to $8,710Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $43 to $417
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $191

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
$354.81
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,949.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 16th of 51

$3,353

$191 physician + $3,162 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.