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Bronchoscopy With Destruction of Airway Blockage

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 31641

A thin lighted scope is passed through the mouth or nose into the breathing tubes of the lungs, and a growth or a narrowed segment blocking the airway is destroyed in place using heat, cold, laser or a similar method rather than being cut out. The goal is to reopen the airway so air can move more freely. Patients are sedated or asleep for the procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy With Destruction of Airway Blockage cost?

$2,428

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,428 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$339$251 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,585 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $537 to $10,471Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $209 to $741
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,630.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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· 34th of 51

$2,428

$339 physician + $2,089 facility

CO $6,537MT $769

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.