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Bronchoscopy With Needle Sampling Through Airway

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31629

A flexible scope is passed through the nose or mouth down into the windpipe and main airways, and a fine needle is pushed through the airway wall to draw cells from a lymph node or mass sitting just outside it. Because the needle reaches targets beyond the airway, no cut is needed on the chest. Samples are sent for laboratory examination to explain a swelling or shadow seen on scans.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy With Needle Sampling Through Airway cost?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $4,074.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,762Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $575

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
$512.86
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 21877.6 times more in West Virginia than in Maine. 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.

Washington, DC· 29th of 51

$2,042

WV $8,710ME $0.40

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.