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Bronchoscopy With Ultrasound-Guided Lymph Node Sampling

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 31652

This procedure passes a scope through the airway into the lungs, combined with an ultrasound probe on the scope, to take tissue samples from lymph nodes near the airways and lungs. The ultrasound allows the clinician to see and target a small number of specific node locations while guiding the sampling needle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bronchoscopy With Ultrasound-Guided Lymph Node Sampling cost?

$1,380

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $1,905.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $550 to $4,571Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,585
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $457

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
$549.54
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,584.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,090.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. 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· 7th of 51

$1,380

HI $2,042WV $479

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.