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
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1,075 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 651–700. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Albemarle Medical Center | 13 | $3,490 | About average | $2,781 | $24,203 |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 136 | $3,490 | About average | $2,781 | $19,601 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter | 47 | $3,496 | About average | $2,785 | $19,309 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - Madison | 11 | $3,496 | About average | $2,780 | $14,072 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 71 | $3,498 | About average | $2,782 | $33,398 |
| Lmh | 32 | $3,503 | About average | $2,791 | $14,006 |
| Hurley Medical Center | 13 | $3,504 | About average | $2,792 | $16,855 |
| Methodist Fremont Health | 18 | $3,504 | About average | $2,792 | $23,064 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 56 | $3,505 | About average | $2,782 | $27,269 |
| AdventHealth Porter | 30 | $3,508 | About average | $2,784 | $23,813 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 184 | $3,508 | About average | $2,794 | $24,123 |
| Genesis Hospital | 40 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $19,951 |
| Benefis Hospitals Inc | 23 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $18,081 |
| CHI St Alexius Health | 17 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $18,676 |
| Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital | 26 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $16,663 |
| Same Day Surgery Center LLC | 16 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $9,636 |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | 25 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $15,638 |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | 17 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $17,455 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 28 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $7,828 |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | 117 | $3,511 | About average | $2,797 | $16,126 |
| Avera St Lukes | 28 | $3,511 | About average | $2,796 | $27,628 |
| Mary Washington Hospital | 35 | $3,512 | About average | $2,798 | $17,402 |
| Virginia Hospital Center | 50 | $3,512 | About average | $2,798 | $18,720 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | 12 | $3,512 | About average | $2,798 | $13,323 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | 178 | $3,512 | About average | $2,769 | $19,290 |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center | 12 | $3,513 | About average | $2,799 | $24,458 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 43 | $3,513 | About average | $2,799 | $29,885 |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital | 43 | $3,513 | About average | $2,799 | $21,719 |
| McLaren Northern Michigan | 13 | $3,516 | About average | $2,802 | $8,659 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena | 27 | $3,516 | About average | $2,802 | $10,778 |
| Mymichigan Medical Center Midland | 29 | $3,516 | About average | $2,802 | $11,559 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 75 | $3,518 | About average | $2,795 | $26,118 |
| Ascension Genesys Hospital | 19 | $3,518 | About average | $2,803 | $19,807 |
| McLaren Flint | 27 | $3,518 | About average | $2,803 | $23,783 |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital | 27 | $3,519 | About average | $2,803 | $24,910 |
| York Hospital | 11 | $3,519 | About average | $2,803 | $12,731 |
| M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical Center | 157 | $3,521 | About average | $2,805 | $22,200 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 29 | $3,522 | About average | $2,742 | $17,753 |
| Franciscan Health Munster | 38 | $3,522 | About average | $2,806 | $47,764 |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point | 98 | $3,522 | About average | $2,805 | $49,471 |
| St. George Regional Hospital | 82 | $3,523 | About average | $2,792 | $18,061 |
| Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee | 32 | $3,524 | About average | $2,807 | $32,079 |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | 49 | $3,524 | About average | $2,796 | $17,191 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 54 | $3,525 | About average | $2,808 | $20,613 |
| UPMC Hanover | 18 | $3,525 | About average | $2,808 | $19,310 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 20 | $3,525 | About average | $2,802 | $20,381 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | 42 | $3,528 | About average | $2,811 | $18,798 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc | 24 | $3,528 | About average | $2,811 | $15,530 |
| Poudre Valley Hospital | 83 | $3,531 | About average | $2,806 | $31,537 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | 189 | $3,531 | About average | $2,810 | $41,302 |
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.