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

Hospitals in Massachusetts

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Average payment across these 26 hospitals: $1,814National $1,594 · Massachusetts $1,814
Median hospital: $1,823
Lowest to highest: $1,749–$1,914
Medicare procedures: 1,793

26 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. 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
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	38	$1,749	About average	$1,372	$5,804
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · CCN 220036	29	$1,773	11% above the national average	$1,402	$6,259
The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · CCN 220015	35	$1,781	12% above the national average	$1,411	$7,831
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	92	$1,791	12% above the national average	$1,421	$15,484
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	81	$1,805	13% above the national average	$1,434	$6,337
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	120	$1,811	14% above the national average	$1,440	$6,527
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · CCN 220075	733	$1,813	14% above the national average	$1,441	$4,319
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	13	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$7,577
Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · CCN 220119	14	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$8,475
Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · CCN 220073	21	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$4,047
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	116	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$5,888
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	17	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$5,124
Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220066	13	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$5,364
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · CCN 220090	14	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$7,613
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	11	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$5,246
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · CCN 220020	11	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$10,402
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	37	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$3,648
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · CCN 220001	12	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$14,285
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	41	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,452	$4,579
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	163	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,451	$7,971
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	75	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,451	$10,456
North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · CCN 220035	16	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,451	$8,899
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	22	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,447	$7,013
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	33	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,445	$23,843
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	13	$1,823	14% above the national average	$1,442	$7,600
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	23	$1,914	20% above the national average	$1,525	$9,896

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.