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 51–100. 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
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL · CCN 010023	29	$1,349	15% below the national average	$1,067	$3,833
Bon Secours Maryview Medical CenterPortsmouth, VA · CCN 490017	11	$1,355	15% below the national average	$1,058	$11,062
FirstHealth Moore Regional HospitalPinehurst, NC · CCN 340115	37	$1,358	15% below the national average	$1,053	$10,591
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV · CCN 510001	89	$1,359	15% below the national average	$1,071	$6,886
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN · CCN 440091	40	$1,360	15% below the national average	$1,062	$7,365
KershawHealthCamden, SC · CCN 420048	12	$1,362	15% below the national average	$1,065	$17,871
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham, AL · CCN 010104	32	$1,363	14% below the national average	$1,075	$63,360
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	49	$1,364	14% below the national average	$1,072	$9,100
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190065	23	$1,376	14% below the national average	$1,080	$4,457
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL · CCN 010056	28	$1,377	14% below the national average	$1,089	$18,801
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville, AL · CCN 010131	21	$1,377	14% below the national average	$1,086	$38,155
Akron General Medical CenterAkron, OH · CCN 360027	11	$1,379	13% below the national average	$1,098	$13,482
Northwest Health-La PorteLa Porte, IN · CCN 150006	18	$1,379	13% below the national average	$1,071	$23,403
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford, MS · CCN 250034	27	$1,379	13% below the national average	$1,090	$8,930
University Of Missouri Health CareColumbia, MO · CCN 260141	67	$1,379	13% below the national average	$1,098	$8,401
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth, MS · CCN 250009	86	$1,381	13% below the national average	$1,093	$14,933
Parma Community General HospitalParma, OH · CCN 360041	17	$1,381	13% below the national average	$1,087	$5,731
King's Daughters' Medical CenterAshland, KY · CCN 180009	18	$1,382	13% below the national average	$1,086	$9,435
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin, TX · CCN 450484	12	$1,382	13% below the national average	$1,083	$39,671
Thomas HospitalFairhope, AL · CCN 010100	45	$1,383	13% below the national average	$1,097	$3,901
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile, AL · CCN 010113	47	$1,383	13% below the national average	$1,097	$4,809
Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · CCN 360180	378	$1,384	13% below the national average	$1,095	$7,168
St Francis-DowntownGreenville, SC · CCN 420023	51	$1,386	13% below the national average	$1,087	$10,639
Baptist Health LexingtonLexington, KY · CCN 180103	14	$1,386	13% below the national average	$1,081	$15,727
Raleigh General HospitalBeckley, WV · CCN 510070	20	$1,387	13% below the national average	$1,094	$9,437
Summa Health SystemAkron, OH · CCN 360020	20	$1,387	13% below the national average	$1,087	$13,445
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson, TX · CCN 450537	11	$1,389	13% below the national average	$1,085	$9,715
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN · CCN 440048	53	$1,390	13% below the national average	$1,097	$12,569
Piedmont Medical CenterRock Hill, SC · CCN 420002	18	$1,390	13% below the national average	$1,080	$55,718
Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS · CCN 170123	20	$1,391	13% below the national average	$1,092	$30,121
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO · CCN 260040	68	$1,397	12% below the national average	$1,101	$12,544
Singing River Health SystemPascagoula, MS · CCN 250040	19	$1,397	12% below the national average	$1,113	$22,236
Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield, OH · CCN 360056	15	$1,398	12% below the national average	$1,098	$14,720
Thomas Memorial HospitalSouth Charleston, WV · CCN 510029	46	$1,398	12% below the national average	$1,105	$11,954
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical CenterDanville, KY · CCN 180048	28	$1,398	12% below the national average	$1,114	$4,155
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN · CCN 440173	50	$1,399	12% below the national average	$1,107	$6,940
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036	149	$1,400	12% below the national average	$1,114	$12,899
West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis, TN · CCN 440132	47	$1,400	12% below the national average	$1,111	$6,884
University Of Kentucky HospitalLexington, KY · CCN 180067	44	$1,400	12% below the national average	$1,100	$13,799
University Health System, IncKnoxville, TN · CCN 440015	35	$1,400	12% below the national average	$1,102	$5,966
Kettering Health DaytonDayton, OH · CCN 360133	14	$1,401	12% below the national average	$1,099	$24,134
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	44	$1,401	12% below the national average	$1,106	$11,156
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque, NM · CCN 320021	12	$1,402	12% below the national average	$1,097	$8,599
University Of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS · CCN 250001	66	$1,404	12% below the national average	$1,112	$10,464
Methodist Hospitals Of MemphisMemphis, TN · CCN 440049	39	$1,404	12% below the national average	$1,106	$11,522
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian, MS · CCN 250104	59	$1,404	12% below the national average	$1,118	$5,741
University Of Kansas Health System Olathe HospitalOlathe, KS · CCN 170049	13	$1,406	12% below the national average	$1,082	$11,490
St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · CCN 200001	23	$1,406	12% below the national average	$1,110	$8,905
Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScranton, PA · CCN 390237	11	$1,406	12% below the national average	$1,098	$30,141
Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe, OH · CCN 360159	30	$1,407	12% below the national average	$1,103	$10,248

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.