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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on respiratory system

Bronchoscopy to place catheter for internal radiation

CPT 31643the billing code this page is about

A scope is passed into the airways to position a catheter through which radioactive material can later be delivered inside the airway.

Hospitals typically charge $1,825 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 444 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,871. Most fall between $448 and $3,808 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
444
States
45
Filings dated
Jun 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 444 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$286$511$1,825$3,184$4,342

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($286 vs $4,342).

How the prices are spread

$220 – $303: 39 hospitals$220$303 – $416: 22 hospitals$416 – $573: 45 hospitals$416$573 – $788: 21 hospitals$788 – $1,084: 17 hospitals$788$1,084 – $1,491: 27 hospitals$1,491 – $2,051: 67 hospitals$1,491$2,051 – $2,821: 64 hospitals$2,821 – $3,881: 51 hospitals$2,821$3,881 – $5,339: 48 hospitals$3,881median $1,825price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (401 of 444 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$220$30339
$303$41622
$416$57345
$573$78821
$788$1,08417
$1,084$1,49127
$1,491$2,05167
$2,051$2,82164
$2,821$3,88151
$3,881$5,33948

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$1,818
Median cash price$1,825
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.00×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,825.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,735 across 10 hospitalsWA$1,735Idaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $685 across 21 hospitalsIL$685Wisconsin: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceWIMichigan: median $511 across 18 hospitalsMI$511New York: median $2,041 across 25 hospitalsNY$2,041Massachusetts: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSDIowa: median $448 across 19 hospitalsIA$448Indiana: median $526 across 17 hospitalsIN$526Ohio: median $3,184 across 39 hospitalsOH$3,184Pennsylvania: median $2,103 across 33 hospitalsPA$2,103New Jersey: median $4,350 across 28 hospitalsNJ$4,350Connecticut: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $2,766 across 56 hospitalsCA$2,766Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,868 across 11 hospitalsCO$1,868Nebraska: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $1,345 across 13 hospitalsTN$1,345North Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $279 across 13 hospitalsOK$279Louisiana: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $487 across 14 hospitalsTX$487Florida: median $4,067 across 21 hospitalsFL$4,067
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,825. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ28$4,350+138%$1,910 – $6,311
Florida FL21$4,067+123%$1,145 – $4,067
Ohio OH39$3,184+74%$2,379 – $4,126
California CA56$2,766+52%$1,508 – $3,808
Pennsylvania PA33$2,103+15%$122 – $3,714
New York NY25$2,041+12%$465 – $2,222
Colorado CO11$1,868+2%$1,868 – $2,141
Washington WA10$1,735−5%$1,735 – $1,991
Tennessee TN13$1,345−26%$172 – $1,345
Illinois IL21$685−62%$299 – $1,206
Indiana IN17$526−71%$299 – $697
Michigan MI18$511−72%$511 – $2,447
Texas TX14$487−73%$487 – $1,779
Iowa IA19$448−75%$448 – $941
Oklahoma OK13$279−85%$279 – $2,233
Louisiana LA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,825.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care396$1,868$448 – $3,808
Children’s10fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access36$747$403 – $4,755
Ownership
For-profit40$1,345$299 – $4,067
Government52$1,348$554 – $2,462
Non-profit350$1,868$448 – $3,808
System affiliation
Part of a system381$1,868$463 – $3,808
Independent63$1,329$343 – $2,568

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,351
Median cash price$1,825
Cash as a share of list, median hospital52%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 48%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

303 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,838 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,980; most fall between $393 and $3,808.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 303 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$279$465$1,838$3,390$4,342

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 16× what the cheapest tenth charges ($279 vs $4,342).

Of the 326 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 303 gave a usable cash price; 12 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 11 a list price only.

How complete is this

444 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (11%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 476 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted444
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here21
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded10
Hospitals that filed this code476

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on respiratory system family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Brnchsc W/Plmt Cath Intrcv Radioelmnt Appl.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Bronchoscopy to place catheter for internal radiation (CPT 31643) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-31643-bronchoscopy-to-place-catheter-for-internal-radiation