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Needle Sampling Of An Additional Lung Section

Delaware 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?

$501

Typical facility fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $501.

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 $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,074
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $501

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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,073.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$501.19

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 87.1 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $501 · 34th of 50
NJ $5,754MD $66.07

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.