Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $3,568 per procedure at 1,084 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $3,253 and $3,660.
Also known as: Bronchoscopy
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $3,568
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $3,253–$3,660
- Medicare’s share
- $2,833
- Average billed charge
- $27,795
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,084
Compare hospitals
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1,075 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 451–500. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago Heights | 15 | $3,367 | About average | $2,644 | $35,263 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 128 | $3,367 | About average | $2,674 | $37,342 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 18 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $22,746 |
| Medical Center Of McKinney | 11 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $56,986 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 11 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $70,874 |
| Medical City Plano | 11 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $52,377 |
| Mountain View Hospital | 20 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $11,066 |
| Parkland Health & Hospital System | 17 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $24,662 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 59 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $23,852 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 29 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $27,207 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 16 | $3,370 | About average | $2,685 | $23,244 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 66 | $3,371 | About average | $2,658 | $38,168 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 20 | $3,372 | About average | $2,686 | $23,539 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 51 | $3,372 | About average | $2,686 | $23,710 |
| Lake Regional Health System | 27 | $3,372 | About average | $2,687 | $15,870 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | 28 | $3,374 | About average | $2,668 | $79,044 |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital | 15 | $3,374 | About average | $2,650 | $23,610 |
| Froedtert South Inc. | 19 | $3,374 | About average | $2,655 | $25,441 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | 26 | $3,374 | About average | $2,689 | $16,996 |
| Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus | 18 | $3,375 | About average | $2,686 | $19,004 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 42 | $3,375 | About average | $2,676 | $21,770 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 27 | $3,377 | About average | $2,670 | $19,531 |
| Indiana University Health North Hospital | 35 | $3,379 | About average | $2,691 | $31,127 |
| Memorial Hospital Of South Bend | 52 | $3,380 | About average | $2,693 | $15,295 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 219 | $3,380 | About average | $2,689 | $39,818 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc | 53 | $3,380 | About average | $2,673 | $20,629 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine | 19 | $3,381 | About average | $2,694 | $19,743 |
| JPS Health Network | 27 | $3,381 | About average | $2,694 | $21,481 |
| Medical City Denton | 27 | $3,381 | About average | $2,694 | $64,916 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 27 | $3,381 | About average | $2,694 | $37,860 |
| Baylor Scott And White All Saints Medical Center | 80 | $3,381 | About average | $2,688 | $24,301 |
| Ascension St Vincent Anderson | 12 | $3,382 | About average | $2,695 | $23,412 |
| Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital | 50 | $3,382 | About average | $2,695 | $30,824 |
| Riverview Health | 16 | $3,382 | About average | $2,695 | $26,681 |
| Baxter Health | 28 | $3,383 | About average | $2,689 | $9,517 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital | 31 | $3,383 | About average | $2,677 | $45,256 |
| Indiana University Health | 189 | $3,383 | About average | $2,690 | $23,629 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 20 | $3,385 | About average | $2,697 | $17,526 |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 11 | $3,385 | About average | $2,697 | $45,489 |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital | 12 | $3,386 | About average | $2,697 | $29,685 |
| Jackson Health System | 47 | $3,387 | About average | $2,697 | $10,406 |
| Memorial Hospital | 39 | $3,390 | About average | $2,687 | $23,225 |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare | 39 | $3,391 | About average | $2,702 | $17,844 |
| AdventHealth Ocala | 32 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $56,247 |
| AdventHealth Waterman | 32 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $26,734 |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | 36 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $42,245 |
| Baptist Hospital Of Miami | 35 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $30,813 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 75 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $31,483 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 66 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $22,706 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 35 | $3,392 | About average | $2,703 | $31,779 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,904 | $21K |
| 2021 | $3,091 | $23K |
| 2022 | $3,141 | $25K |
| 2023 | $3,296 | $25K |
| 2024 | $3,568 | $28K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 2 | 104 | $2,034 | $2,052–$2,192 |
| Alabama | 11 | 578 | $3,038 | $2,972–$3,068 |
| Louisiana | 21 | 772 | $3,095 | $3,051–$3,166 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 660 | $3,096 | $2,980–$3,135 |
| Tennessee | 23 | 1,374 | $3,125 | $3,076–$3,209 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 361 | $3,135 | $3,051–$3,175 |
| Ohio | 49 | 2,622 | $3,169 | $3,168–$3,257 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 759 | $3,188 | $3,151–$3,226 |
| Kentucky | 21 | 1,032 | $3,200 | $3,142–$3,426 |
| South Carolina | 22 | 1,164 | $3,210 | $3,185–$3,231 |
| Arkansas | 17 | 788 | $3,212 | $3,127–$3,299 |
| Missouri | 27 | 1,438 | $3,258 | $3,193–$3,333 |
| Iowa | 14 | 686 | $3,269 | $3,206–$3,338 |
| Kansas | 13 | 844 | $3,302 | $3,247–$3,363 |
| Utah | 6 | 427 | $3,306 | $3,186–$3,344 |
| Michigan | 41 | 1,578 | $3,310 | $3,262–$3,344 |
| North Carolina | 38 | 2,059 | $3,316 | $3,259–$3,365 |
| Texas | 70 | 3,636 | $3,329 | $3,249–$3,383 |
| Georgia | 36 | 1,455 | $3,338 | $3,215–$3,475 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 546 | $3,340 | $3,280–$3,423 |
| Virginia | 33 | 1,595 | $3,341 | $3,224–$3,453 |
| Florida | 72 | 3,995 | $3,347 | $3,385–$3,392 |
| Indiana | 37 | 1,561 | $3,377 | $3,331–$3,412 |
| Maine | 8 | 223 | $3,416 | $3,346–$3,519 |
| Idaho | 7 | 227 | $3,444 | $3,312–$3,609 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 187 | $3,444 | $3,314–$3,314 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | 1,057 | $3,450 | $3,357–$3,517 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 232 | $3,499 | $3,511–$3,511 |
| Pennsylvania | 58 | 2,977 | $3,531 | $3,345–$3,613 |
| Illinois | 50 | 2,571 | $3,534 | $3,461–$3,590 |
| South Dakota | 9 | 386 | $3,561 | $3,511–$3,760 |
| Colorado | 22 | 947 | $3,571 | $3,565–$3,565 |
| Montana | 6 | 276 | $3,585 | $3,511–$3,698 |
| Arizona | 21 | 1,698 | $3,630 | $3,622–$3,652 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 1,184 | $3,679 | $3,536–$3,580 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 281 | $3,716 | $3,590–$3,657 |
| Delaware | 3 | 213 | $3,718 | $3,702–$3,736 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 16 | $3,760 | $3,760–$3,760 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 102 | $3,772 | $3,773–$3,791 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 257 | $3,786 | $3,691–$3,832 |
| Washington | 22 | 1,086 | $3,796 | $3,758–$3,858 |
| Alaska | 2 | 56 | $3,865 | $3,865–$3,865 |
| Nevada | 10 | 244 | $3,905 | $3,803–$4,011 |
| Oregon | 13 | 492 | $3,976 | $3,895–$3,929 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 1,928 | $3,988 | $3,975–$4,022 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 1,180 | $3,995 | $3,920–$4,031 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 488 | $4,127 | $4,047–$4,198 |
| New York | 49 | 3,263 | $4,137 | $3,970–$4,195 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 129 | $4,287 | $4,290–$4,307 |
| California | 73 | 4,174 | $4,778 | $4,604–$4,931 |
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.