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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 201–250. 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
IU Health West HospitalAvon, IN · CCN 150158	16	$1,457	About average	$1,138	$12,672
Norton Hospitals, IncLouisville, KY · CCN 180088	99	$1,457	About average	$1,159	$11,995
Mary Greeley Medical CenterAmes, IA · CCN 160030	15	$1,458	About average	$1,161	$6,813
St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas CityKansas City, MO · CCN 260138	48	$1,458	About average	$1,150	$20,392
Prisma Health BaptistColumbia, SC · CCN 420086	15	$1,459	About average	$1,155	$8,207
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka, KS · CCN 170086	51	$1,459	About average	$1,154	$6,030
University Health SystemSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450213	88	$1,459	About average	$1,157	$13,001
St Elizabeth EdgewoodEdgewood, KY · CCN 180035	26	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$9,794
Camc Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, IncRonceverte, WV · CCN 510002	22	$1,460	About average	$1,163	$11,045
Hendricks Regional HealthDanville, IN · CCN 150005	16	$1,460	About average	$1,145	$11,827
Orlando Health South Lake HospitalClermont, FL · CCN 100051	16	$1,461	About average	$1,148	$23,423
MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center DowntownColumbia, SC · CCN 420026	25	$1,461	About average	$1,154	$19,168
CJW Medical CenterRichmond, VA · CCN 490112	43	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$22,096
Johnston Memorial HospitalAbingdon, VA · CCN 490053	11	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$15,672
Lewisgale Medical CenterSalem, VA · CCN 490048	11	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$26,972
Mary Immaculate HospitalNewport News, VA · CCN 490041	12	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$14,886
Sentara Obici HospitalSuffolk, VA · CCN 490044	22	$1,461	About average	$1,164	$9,400
Carilion New River Valley Medical CenterChristiansburg, VA · CCN 490042	11	$1,461	About average	$1,147	$10,854
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN · CCN 440082	49	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$7,386
Ascension St John Medical CenterTulsa, OK · CCN 370114	12	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$18,701
Hillcrest Hospital SouthTulsa, OK · CCN 370202	25	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$14,009
Hillcrest Medical CenterTulsa, OK · CCN 370001	13	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$28,562
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, IncOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370013	75	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$5,711
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN · CCN 440053	12	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$10,235
Summit Medical Center, LLCEdmond, OK · CCN 370225	12	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$12,985
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440161	18	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$25,815
SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370037	40	$1,462	About average	$1,165	$10,990
Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLCOklahoma City, OK · CCN 370234	29	$1,462	About average	$1,164	$5,655
Baptist Health LouisvilleLouisville, KY · CCN 180130	68	$1,462	About average	$1,164	$18,844
University Of Louisville HospitalLouisville, KY · CCN 180141	29	$1,462	About average	$1,161	$26,788
Genesis Medical Center-DavenportDavenport, IA · CCN 160033	11	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$6,671
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA · CCN 160079	17	$1,464	About average	$1,166	$2,846
Prisma Health Baptist Easley HospitalEasley, SC · CCN 420015	27	$1,464	About average	$1,158	$7,809
Prisma Health Patewood HospitalGreenville, SC · CCN 420102	31	$1,464	About average	$1,150	$12,233
Trident Medical CenterCharleston, SC · CCN 420079	35	$1,464	About average	$1,167	$18,753
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston, SC · CCN 420065	12	$1,464	About average	$1,167	$17,298
Roper HospitalCharleston, SC · CCN 420087	19	$1,464	About average	$1,167	$12,802
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX · CCN 450184	46	$1,466	About average	$1,144	$16,614
The Medical Center (Bowling Green)Bowling Green, KY · CCN 180013	39	$1,466	About average	$1,168	$6,876
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · CCN 110074	33	$1,468	About average	$1,162	$22,875
University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · CCN 160058	155	$1,468	About average	$1,156	$7,550
Mary Lanning HealthcareHastings, NE · CCN 280032	18	$1,469	About average	$1,156	$9,404
Waukesha Memorial HospitalWaukesha, WI · CCN 520008	16	$1,469	About average	$1,150	$14,959
Bon Secours St Marys HospitalRichmond, VA · CCN 490059	14	$1,470	About average	$1,153	$12,874
Christus Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview, TX · CCN 450032	30	$1,470	About average	$1,157	$8,295
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids, MI · CCN 230038	51	$1,471	About average	$1,165	$7,022
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · CCN 190041	12	$1,471	About average	$1,172	$17,408
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · CCN 190111	43	$1,471	About average	$1,170	$19,896
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana, TX · CCN 450801	22	$1,473	About average	$1,173	$10,199
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock, TX · CCN 450040	18	$1,473	About average	$1,173	$39,237

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.