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 251–300. 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
Northwest Texas HospitalAmarillo, TX · CCN 450209	12	$1,473	About average	$1,173	$18,933
University Medical CenterLubbock, TX · CCN 450686	27	$1,473	About average	$1,173	$20,098
UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler, TX · CCN 450083	13	$1,473	About average	$1,173	$23,584
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio, TX · CCN 670055	24	$1,473	About average	$1,171	$24,370
Peterson Regional Medical CenterKerrville, TX · CCN 450007	11	$1,473	About average	$1,170	$9,323
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450237	14	$1,473	About average	$1,170	$89,785
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450058	37	$1,473	About average	$1,168	$49,298
Doctors Hosptal At RenaissanceEdinburg, TX · CCN 450869	22	$1,473	About average	$1,160	$10,716
AdventHealth DelandDeland, FL · CCN 100045	19	$1,473	About average	$1,159	$20,736
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN · CCN 440063	27	$1,474	About average	$1,175	$14,785
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus, OH · CCN 360006	28	$1,475	About average	$1,166	$12,900
Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN · CCN 440011	17	$1,475	About average	$1,169	$13,081
Sentara Martha Jefferson HospitalCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490077	19	$1,476	About average	$1,173	$10,587
Good Samaritan HospitalCincinnati, OH · CCN 360134	23	$1,476	About average	$1,176	$8,318
West Chester HospitalWest Chester, OH · CCN 360354	70	$1,476	About average	$1,176	$7,910
Bethesda NorthCincinnati, OH · CCN 360179	17	$1,476	About average	$1,176	$8,652
Mercy Health - Clermont HospitalBatavia, OH · CCN 360236	12	$1,476	About average	$1,176	$12,188
Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical CenterFort Worth, TX · CCN 450137	40	$1,476	About average	$1,159	$18,036
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo, OH · CCN 360112	28	$1,476	About average	$1,156	$21,758
Mercy Health-Anderson HospitalCincinnati, OH · CCN 360001	22	$1,476	About average	$1,171	$11,308
Norton Clark HospitalJeffersonville, IN · CCN 150009	13	$1,476	About average	$1,169	$13,818
Sentara Leigh HospitalNorfolk, VA · CCN 490046	11	$1,477	About average	$1,177	$11,852
Sentara Princess Anne HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · CCN 490119	13	$1,477	About average	$1,177	$13,683
Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · CCN 490057	16	$1,477	About average	$1,177	$15,945
Maria Parham Medical CenterHenderson, NC · CCN 340132	11	$1,477	About average	$1,177	$10,387
Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · CCN 340002	23	$1,477	About average	$1,177	$14,947
Harris Regional HospitalSylva, NC · CCN 340016	22	$1,477	About average	$1,176	$21,609
Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA · CCN 490120	32	$1,477	About average	$1,166	$8,965
AdventHealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC · CCN 340023	102	$1,477	About average	$1,175	$3,663
Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC · CCN 340040	42	$1,477	About average	$1,173	$6,257
Bon Secours Southside Medical CenterPetersburg, VA · CCN 490067	14	$1,477	About average	$1,163	$35,102
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalNassau Bay, TX · CCN 450709	13	$1,477	About average	$1,157	$19,106
Aurora St Lukes Medical CenterMilwaukee, WI · CCN 520138	25	$1,477	About average	$1,162	$15,462
Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · CCN 320018	15	$1,478	About average	$1,174	$15,576
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren, MI · CCN 230195	16	$1,479	About average	$1,178	$11,247
Mercy Health Saint Mary'sGrand Rapids, MI · CCN 230059	25	$1,479	About average	$1,178	$9,141
Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo, MI · CCN 230117	24	$1,479	About average	$1,177	$7,992
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME · CCN 200033	15	$1,479	About average	$1,178	$9,612
Berkeley Medical CenterMartinsburg, WV · CCN 510008	12	$1,481	About average	$1,164	$7,617
Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital At ShermaSherman, TX · CCN 670076	18	$1,481	About average	$1,175	$11,391
UF Health Leesburg HospitalLeesburg, FL · CCN 100084	22	$1,482	About average	$1,169	$8,471
Baptist Hospital Of MiamiMiami, FL · CCN 100008	22	$1,482	About average	$1,157	$23,235
Research Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260027	12	$1,482	About average	$1,181	$23,130
Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City, MO · CCN 260062	11	$1,482	About average	$1,181	$29,115
Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park, KS · CCN 170185	22	$1,482	About average	$1,181	$15,662
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission, KS · CCN 170104	45	$1,482	About average	$1,180	$15,385
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City, MO · CCN 260096	25	$1,482	About average	$1,178	$11,782
Christian Hospital NortheastSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260180	15	$1,484	About average	$1,182	$9,529
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260108	43	$1,484	About average	$1,182	$10,189
SSM Health Saint Louis University HospitalSaint Louis, MO · CCN 260105	64	$1,484	About average	$1,181	$4,118

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.