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 551–600. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St John Jane Phillips | 20 | $3,406 | About average | $2,712 | $13,012 |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | 23 | $3,406 | About average | $2,707 | $10,575 |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | 19 | $3,407 | About average | $2,714 | $14,648 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital | 18 | $3,407 | About average | $2,683 | $30,058 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 86 | $3,408 | About average | $2,701 | $46,654 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 16 | $3,410 | About average | $2,709 | $10,823 |
| Mainehealth Maine Medical Center | 52 | $3,411 | About average | $2,696 | $17,932 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 43 | $3,411 | About average | $2,700 | $28,143 |
| Aurora Medical Center | 16 | $3,412 | About average | $2,718 | $20,622 |
| Waukesha Memorial Hospital | 25 | $3,412 | About average | $2,718 | $29,521 |
| Community Hospital East | 14 | $3,412 | About average | $2,719 | $25,841 |
| Community Hospital South, Inc. | 24 | $3,412 | About average | $2,719 | $20,208 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | 132 | $3,412 | About average | $2,706 | $17,081 |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus | 45 | $3,413 | About average | $2,719 | $46,438 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 57 | $3,413 | About average | $2,720 | $22,750 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | 13 | $3,414 | About average | $2,720 | $31,159 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 49 | $3,414 | About average | $2,720 | $18,734 |
| Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital | 16 | $3,415 | About average | $2,721 | $37,599 |
| Penn State Health St. Joseph | 11 | $3,415 | About average | $2,704 | $33,845 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | 48 | $3,418 | About average | $2,711 | $41,210 |
| Essentia Health | 47 | $3,418 | About average | $2,708 | $13,292 |
| Reading Hospital | 48 | $3,421 | About average | $2,726 | $22,232 |
| Munson Medical Center | 47 | $3,424 | About average | $2,714 | $13,638 |
| Salina Regional Health Center | 46 | $3,424 | About average | $2,728 | $14,673 |
| Hays Medical Center | 165 | $3,424 | About average | $2,725 | $10,848 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | 71 | $3,426 | About average | $2,721 | $17,340 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | 42 | $3,426 | About average | $2,730 | $28,358 |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital | 13 | $3,426 | About average | $2,730 | $22,284 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 205 | $3,430 | About average | $2,733 | $17,500 |
| Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital | 15 | $3,433 | About average | $2,730 | $28,626 |
| Anmed Health | 49 | $3,435 | About average | $2,737 | $23,742 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | 23 | $3,435 | About average | $2,737 | $24,085 |
| T J Samson Community Hospital | 17 | $3,435 | About average | $2,737 | $15,576 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 44 | $3,437 | About average | $2,734 | $15,103 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 48 | $3,438 | About average | $2,727 | $18,660 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 61 | $3,438 | About average | $2,728 | $15,278 |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | 31 | $3,439 | About average | $2,740 | $20,619 |
| Reston Hospital Center | 26 | $3,439 | About average | $2,718 | $24,632 |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 22 | $3,440 | About average | $2,741 | $18,486 |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 77 | $3,440 | About average | $2,740 | $14,092 |
| Sanford USDMedical Center | 49 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $18,836 |
| Self Regional Healthcare | 19 | $3,443 | About average | $2,743 | $21,608 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 156 | $3,443 | About average | $2,739 | $34,668 |
| Mountainview Hospital | 26 | $3,443 | About average | $2,628 | $58,545 |
| Columbus Regional Hospital | 14 | $3,445 | About average | $2,745 | $23,883 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 66 | $3,447 | About average | $2,740 | $34,076 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | 32 | $3,452 | About average | $2,750 | $37,548 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 61 | $3,453 | About average | $2,751 | $25,339 |
| University Of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority | 261 | $3,453 | About average | $2,741 | $21,878 |
| Palos Community Hospital | 56 | $3,454 | About average | $2,732 | $28,686 |
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.