Needle Sampling Of An Additional Lung Section

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 31633

Takes a needle sample of tissue or a lymph node from a further section of the lung during an examination with a flexible scope passed through the mouth or nose into the airways. The needle passes through the airway wall to reach the target. It is billed in addition to the main procedure when more than one section of lung is sampled.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Sampling Of An Additional Lung Section cost?

$2,869

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,869 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

4% physician fee96% facility fee

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 55 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$115	$85.11 to $158
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$2,754	$646 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $91 to $8,318Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $63 to $245

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $91.20 Median $2,818.38 Typical High $8,511.38	Facility	Global	$91.20	$2,818.38	$8,511.38
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,548.82 Median $4,168.69 Typical High $11,220.18	Facility	Global	$1,548.82	$4,168.69	$11,220.18
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $100.00 Median $275.42 Typical High $7,762.47	Facility	Global	$100.00	$275.42	$7,762.47
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $223.87 Median $1,174.90 Typical High $3,630.78	Facility	Global	$223.87	$1,174.90	$3,630.78

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 27.2 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

NE $4,653MD $171

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.