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 701–750. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | 28 | $3,534 | About average | $2,816 | $27,212 |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital | 34 | $3,534 | About average | $2,816 | $31,980 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital | 23 | $3,534 | About average | $2,816 | $11,977 |
| Midwestern Region Medical Center, Inc | 29 | $3,534 | About average | $2,815 | $30,490 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 193 | $3,536 | About average | $2,810 | $22,355 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 179 | $3,540 | About average | $2,813 | $27,843 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | 102 | $3,540 | About average | $2,797 | $25,619 |
| Flagler Hospital | 33 | $3,551 | About average | $2,807 | $18,995 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital | 78 | $3,553 | About average | $2,831 | $20,013 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | 31 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $23,395 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | 55 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $22,882 |
| Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center | 18 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $64,966 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 28 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $37,421 |
| John H Stroger Jr Hospital | 16 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $16,422 |
| Northwest Community Hospital 1 | 74 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $27,362 |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center | 22 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $31,573 |
| Silver Cross Hospital And Medical Centers | 55 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $11,201 |
| Swedish Hospital | 16 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $31,221 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale | 15 | $3,555 | About average | $2,833 | $25,597 |
| Kootenai Health | 61 | $3,559 | About average | $2,835 | $14,757 |
| Boulder Community Health | 22 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $27,479 |
| Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services | 42 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $23,766 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 41 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $28,750 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC | 12 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $31,105 |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | 21 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $16,123 |
| Longs Peak Hospital | 15 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $25,208 |
| Medical Center Of The Rockies | 33 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $20,152 |
| Parkview Medical Center, Inc | 25 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $26,904 |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | 13 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $120,222 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 22 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $67,449 |
| UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | 26 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $31,821 |
| National Jewish Health | 192 | $3,565 | About average | $2,840 | $9,030 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 53 | $3,565 | About average | $2,833 | $23,972 |
| Winchester Medical Center | 51 | $3,568 | About average | $2,819 | $15,473 |
| Hannibal Regional Hospital | 22 | $3,569 | About average | $2,844 | $51,917 |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 17 | $3,569 | About average | $2,844 | $21,353 |
| Concord Hospital | 26 | $3,572 | About average | $2,846 | $22,111 |
| Altru Hospital | 26 | $3,573 | About average | $2,823 | $17,792 |
| Norton-King's Daughters' Health | 11 | $3,575 | About average | $2,848 | $13,619 |
| Reid Health | 13 | $3,575 | About average | $2,848 | $14,863 |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | 26 | $3,577 | About average | $2,850 | $17,523 |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center | 21 | $3,579 | About average | $2,851 | $14,387 |
| UCHealth Greeley Hospital | 12 | $3,579 | About average | $2,851 | $19,426 |
| Allina United Hospital | 58 | $3,580 | About average | $2,852 | $13,454 |
| Mercy Hospital | 21 | $3,580 | About average | $2,852 | $14,909 |
| M Health Fairview St John's Hospital | 15 | $3,580 | About average | $2,852 | $21,518 |
| North Memorial Health Hospital | 19 | $3,580 | About average | $2,852 | $15,516 |
| Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital | 44 | $3,580 | About average | $2,852 | $18,412 |
| Regions Hospital | 53 | $3,580 | About average | $2,852 | $15,106 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 54 | $3,580 | About average | $2,852 | $16,520 |
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.