Outpatient procedure · APC 5153 · Surgery or procedure

Level 3 Airway Endoscopy

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $1,594 per procedure at 912 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $1,462 and $1,655.

Also known as: Bronchoscopy

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $1,594
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $1,462–$1,655
Medicare’s share: $1,26479% of the payment
Average billed charge: $12,314
Hospitals reporting: 91239,301 procedures

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904 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 501–550. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 3 Airway Endoscopy by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450358	176	$1,546	About average	$1,225	$21,597
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · CCN 010092	16	$1,546	About average	$1,231	$8,840
Franciscan Health IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150162	23	$1,546	About average	$1,232	$18,021
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150056	72	$1,546	About average	$1,232	$17,472
Ashtabula County Medical CenterAshtabula, OH · CCN 360125	17	$1,547	About average	$1,232	$6,130
St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390326	26	$1,547	About average	$1,232	$24,533
Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340014	30	$1,547	About average	$1,231	$9,008
AdventHealth GordonCalhoun, GA · CCN 110023	12	$1,547	About average	$1,233	$19,418
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · CCN 010078	25	$1,547	About average	$1,233	$11,080
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · CCN 110029	26	$1,547	About average	$1,233	$22,455
University Of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor, MI · CCN 230046	182	$1,548	About average	$1,228	$10,768
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · CCN 140135	39	$1,548	About average	$1,224	$7,031
Bartow Regional Medical CenterBartow, FL · CCN 100121	29	$1,548	About average	$1,233	$12,918
Medical Center Of The RockiesLoveland, CO · CCN 060119	16	$1,549	About average	$1,220	$11,256
AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen, TX · CCN 450152	13	$1,549	About average	$1,224	$14,079
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110161	49	$1,550	About average	$1,229	$20,017
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas, NV · CCN 290039	15	$1,550	About average	$1,180	$36,190
UNC HospitalsChapel Hill, NC · CCN 340061	42	$1,550	About average	$1,232	$11,004
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	280	$1,550	About average	$1,232	$5,366
Hays Medical CenterHays, KS · CCN 170013	88	$1,551	About average	$1,235	$5,686
Salina Regional Health CenterSalina, KS · CCN 170012	25	$1,552	About average	$1,236	$7,271
United Hospital Center, IncBridgeport, WV · CCN 510006	15	$1,553	About average	$1,219	$7,609
Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield, KY · CCN 180116	11	$1,553	About average	$1,237	$21,930
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land, TX · CCN 450820	19	$1,555	About average	$1,235	$19,657
University Of Texas Medical Branch GalvestonGalveston, TX · CCN 450018	82	$1,558	About average	$1,239	$8,495
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · CCN 040026	43	$1,559	About average	$1,242	$8,987
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · CCN 040078	15	$1,559	About average	$1,242	$34,783
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · CCN 110078	78	$1,559	About average	$1,239	$5,491
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	68	$1,560	About average	$1,233	$12,184
Sanford USDMedical CenterSioux Falls, SD · CCN 430027	44	$1,560	About average	$1,242	$11,085
Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · CCN 420071	18	$1,560	About average	$1,243	$10,636
St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · CCN 240047	22	$1,561	About average	$1,222	$5,841
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	73	$1,563	About average	$1,237	$15,435
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · CCN 490063	90	$1,563	About average	$1,236	$6,402
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL · CCN 140242	27	$1,564	About average	$1,236	$17,088
Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · CCN 270012	47	$1,564	About average	$1,237	$6,615
Lake Cumberland Regional HospitalSomerset, KY · CCN 180132	37	$1,565	About average	$1,239	$23,807
Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen HospitalLynchburg, VA · CCN 490021	35	$1,565	About average	$1,247	$11,700
Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater, OK · CCN 370049	13	$1,566	About average	$1,248	$11,472
Spartanburg Medical CenterSpartanburg, SC · CCN 420007	183	$1,567	About average	$1,239	$6,389
Elkhart General HospitalElkhart, IN · CCN 150018	14	$1,567	About average	$1,249	$12,981
Parkview Regional Medical CenterFort Wayne, IN · CCN 150021	16	$1,567	About average	$1,247	$21,611
Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka, IN · CCN 150012	21	$1,567	About average	$1,245	$10,380
Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington, IA · CCN 160057	26	$1,568	About average	$1,249	$7,378
Good Samaritan Regional Health CenterMount Vernon, IL · CCN 140046	12	$1,569	About average	$1,250	$23,541
Javon Bea HospitalRockford, IL · CCN 140239	17	$1,569	About average	$1,250	$3,877
Memorial Hospital Of CarbondaleCarbondale, IL · CCN 140164	14	$1,569	About average	$1,250	$21,099
St Marys HospitalDecatur, IL · CCN 140166	16	$1,569	About average	$1,250	$14,322
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield, IL · CCN 140148	40	$1,569	About average	$1,249	$13,796
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria, IL · CCN 140067	53	$1,569	About average	$1,248	$11,384

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 30,421 procedures at 802 hospitals · 2021: 32,037 procedures at 798 hospitals · 2022: 32,640 procedures at 802 hospitals · 2023: 34,442 procedures at 848 hospitals · 2024: 39,301 procedures at 912 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$1,422	$9,990
2021	$1,494	$10K
2022	$1,515	$11K
2023	$1,566	$12K
2024	$1,594	$12K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Level 3 Airway Endoscopy, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	4	141	$737	$697–$846
Nebraska	7	402	$1,286	$1,283–$1,529
Tennessee	16	773	$1,317	$1,397–$1,462
Arizona	22	1,098	$1,334	$1,622–$1,655
Mississippi	14	873	$1,369	$1,333–$1,404
Kansas	12	693	$1,375	$1,438–$1,492
Louisiana	19	825	$1,380	$1,411–$1,438
Ohio	45	1,652	$1,381	$1,401–$1,476
Alabama	17	899	$1,404	$1,364–$1,407
West Virginia	10	392	$1,421	$1,403–$1,476
Oklahoma	14	513	$1,426	$1,423–$1,462
South Carolina	25	1,287	$1,443	$1,429–$1,464
Arkansas	16	483	$1,449	$1,430–$1,472
Kentucky	15	570	$1,456	$1,406–$1,496
Georgia	29	1,094	$1,473	$1,436–$1,547
Missouri	23	798	$1,482	$1,453–$1,528
Virginia	31	1,225	$1,491	$1,461–$1,571
Idaho	6	228	$1,492	$1,487–$1,630
Michigan	32	1,032	$1,503	$1,485–$1,516
Texas	67	2,256	$1,508	$1,473–$1,547
North Carolina	24	1,120	$1,510	$1,477–$1,528
Utah	7	296	$1,511	$1,478–$1,520
Florida	67	3,132	$1,513	$1,523–$1,537
Iowa	10	438	$1,521	$1,453–$1,514
Indiana	29	776	$1,527	$1,513–$1,546
New Hampshire	5	261	$1,535	$1,534–$1,658
Montana	6	206	$1,539	$1,571–$1,661
Maine	5	142	$1,552	$1,479–$1,595
New Mexico	6	173	$1,558	$1,484–$1,502
Wisconsin	15	681	$1,569	$1,522–$1,592
Illinois	38	1,535	$1,569	$1,569–$1,611
Pennsylvania	37	1,972	$1,594	$1,516–$1,637
South Dakota	7	259	$1,596	$1,576–$1,648
North Dakota	4	234	$1,604	$1,588–$1,620
Colorado	11	444	$1,611	$1,602–$1,616
Minnesota	15	629	$1,640	$1,588–$1,622
Delaware	3	132	$1,695	$1,696–$1,705
Washington	19	886	$1,716	$1,671–$1,784
Rhode Island	4	74	$1,722	$1,722–$1,722
District of Columbia	4	91	$1,727	$1,724–$1,737
Alaska	1	20	$1,752	$1,752–$1,752
Nevada	7	143	$1,770	$1,737–$1,818
Massachusetts	26	1,793	$1,814	$1,815–$1,823
New Jersey	20	616	$1,818	$1,777–$1,863
Oregon	9	383	$1,824	$1,762–$1,781
New York	29	1,232	$1,858	$1,800–$1,912
Connecticut	5	152	$1,907	$1,893–$1,912
Hawaii	3	81	$1,973	$1,952–$2,021
California	72	4,166	$2,134	$2,087–$2,235

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.