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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 151–200. 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
Holy Cross Hospital-DavisLayton, UT · CCN 460041	14	$1,435	About average	$1,123	$4,124
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190202	21	$1,435	About average	$1,143	$7,226
University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190005	11	$1,435	About average	$1,144	$11,064
Delray Medical CenterDelray Beach, FL · CCN 100258	12	$1,435	About average	$1,123	$37,120
Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110177	25	$1,436	About average	$1,144	$32,128
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110028	13	$1,436	About average	$1,144	$12,683
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · CCN 110034	49	$1,436	About average	$1,138	$12,027
Kettering Health Main CampusKettering, OH · CCN 360079	14	$1,437	About average	$1,127	$21,464
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville, IN · CCN 150082	16	$1,438	About average	$1,130	$10,969
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · CCN 190040	15	$1,438	About average	$1,145	$7,198
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · CCN 190045	29	$1,438	About average	$1,145	$13,251
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · CCN 190176	18	$1,438	About average	$1,141	$20,612
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040114	71	$1,439	About average	$1,142	$7,381
Camden Clark Medical CenterParkersburg, WV · CCN 510058	13	$1,439	About average	$1,146	$16,081
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	59	$1,439	About average	$1,143	$19,014
Sentara Norfolk General HospitalNorfolk, VA · CCN 490007	28	$1,442	About average	$1,126	$18,157
Medical College Of Virginia HospitalsRichmond, VA · CCN 490032	143	$1,442	About average	$1,141	$10,035
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040062	23	$1,444	About average	$1,150	$6,436
Aultman HospitalCanton, OH · CCN 360084	17	$1,444	About average	$1,151	$8,034
HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health CenterBoardman, OH · CCN 360276	13	$1,444	About average	$1,151	$13,818
Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis, OH · CCN 360054	19	$1,444	About average	$1,150	$5,125
Bon Secours St Francis Medical CenterMidlothian, VA · CCN 490136	37	$1,444	About average	$1,142	$7,797
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · CCN 130006	30	$1,446	About average	$1,136	$5,980
Community Hospital South, Inc.Indianapolis, IN · CCN 150128	25	$1,448	About average	$1,134	$11,315
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260020	16	$1,449	About average	$1,129	$6,275
Wood County HospitalBowling Green, OH · CCN 360029	11	$1,449	About average	$1,140	$7,221
Lake HealthConcord, OH · CCN 360098	12	$1,449	About average	$1,154	$6,921
Marymount HospitalGarfield Heights, OH · CCN 360143	17	$1,449	About average	$1,154	$10,282
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncManhattan, KS · CCN 170142	12	$1,449	About average	$1,155	$4,033
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterBeachwood, OH · CCN 360359	11	$1,449	About average	$1,148	$10,978
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita, KS · CCN 170122	38	$1,449	About average	$1,153	$9,625
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	16	$1,449	About average	$1,139	$8,606
Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLCManhattan, KS · CCN 170190	12	$1,449	About average	$1,139	$6,067
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · CCN 440104	11	$1,451	About average	$1,155	$13,031
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · CCN 360066	20	$1,451	About average	$1,156	$18,791
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo, TX · CCN 450571	20	$1,452	About average	$1,131	$14,007
MercyOne Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · CCN 160083	14	$1,452	About average	$1,157	$12,644
MercyOne Waterloo Medical CenterWaterloo, IA · CCN 160067	12	$1,452	About average	$1,157	$7,260
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SC · CCN 420078	99	$1,452	About average	$1,153	$10,077
McLeod Loris HospitalLoris, SC · CCN 420105	66	$1,454	About average	$1,158	$13,296
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee DeeFlorence, SC · CCN 420051	31	$1,454	About average	$1,158	$11,580
MUSC Health Florence Medical CenterFlorence, SC · CCN 420091	12	$1,454	About average	$1,158	$42,133
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · CCN 110229	31	$1,454	About average	$1,134	$18,992
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach, SC · CCN 420085	29	$1,454	About average	$1,155	$20,091
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450388	65	$1,455	About average	$1,152	$25,589
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · CCN 040029	12	$1,455	About average	$1,159	$15,422
University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040016	82	$1,455	About average	$1,153	$5,476
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · CCN 040154	21	$1,455	About average	$1,150	$8,740
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190060	49	$1,456	About average	$1,156	$6,276
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee HospitalOgden, UT · CCN 460004	19	$1,457	About average	$1,148	$6,498

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.