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 801–850. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center | 12 | $3,652 | About average | $2,909 | $19,925 |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | 17 | $3,652 | About average | $2,898 | $18,875 |
| Copley Memorial Hospital | 11 | $3,655 | About average | $2,912 | $27,077 |
| Catholic Medical Center | 24 | $3,657 | About average | $2,914 | $20,772 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 18 | $3,657 | About average | $2,914 | $24,125 |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital | 21 | $3,658 | About average | $2,915 | $26,933 |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital | 16 | $3,658 | About average | $2,915 | $35,881 |
| Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin | 11 | $3,658 | About average | $2,915 | $13,474 |
| Blessing Hospital | 75 | $3,667 | About average | $2,914 | $39,025 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 116 | $3,673 | About average | $2,911 | $21,773 |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | 12 | $3,682 | About average | $2,870 | $17,889 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | 24 | $3,683 | About average | $2,934 | $15,575 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center | 15 | $3,689 | About average | $2,871 | $56,176 |
| Beebe Medical Center | 50 | $3,697 | About average | $2,934 | $24,274 |
| Saint Peter's University Hospital | 20 | $3,698 | About average | $2,890 | $39,269 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 30 | $3,700 | About average | $2,933 | $50,944 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 275 | $3,706 | About average | $2,945 | $16,004 |
| Christiana Hospital | 115 | $3,706 | About average | $2,941 | $9,935 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 33 | $3,707 | About average | $2,953 | $35,118 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston | 21 | $3,719 | About average | $2,963 | $20,330 |
| Temple University Hospital | 170 | $3,720 | About average | $2,954 | $56,301 |
| St Mary Medical Center | 12 | $3,722 | About average | $2,965 | $20,506 |
| Monmouth Medical Center | 90 | $3,724 | About average | $2,917 | $23,483 |
| Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | 24 | $3,736 | About average | $2,977 | $23,408 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 35 | $3,737 | About average | $2,960 | $31,867 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 318 | $3,739 | About average | $2,971 | $45,312 |
| George Washington University Hospital | 33 | $3,747 | About average | $2,957 | $43,918 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 92 | $3,758 | About average | $2,995 | $15,931 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | 24 | $3,758 | About average | $2,995 | $20,428 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 31 | $3,758 | About average | $2,995 | $15,145 |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato | 39 | $3,760 | About average | $2,980 | $18,592 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 55 | $3,760 | About average | $2,999 | $20,052 |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | 14 | $3,760 | About average | $2,996 | $13,658 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 69 | $3,760 | About average | $2,996 | $20,863 |
| Campbell County Health | 16 | $3,760 | About average | $2,996 | $6,744 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | 50 | $3,760 | About average | $2,996 | $16,927 |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | 11 | $3,760 | About average | $2,996 | $15,027 |
| Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc | 12 | $3,760 | About average | $2,996 | $14,784 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 78 | $3,763 | About average | $2,991 | $13,942 |
| Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell | 20 | $3,764 | About average | $2,965 | $143,985 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 13 | $3,766 | About average | $2,950 | $49,763 |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus | 48 | $3,767 | About average | $3,001 | $18,611 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | 108 | $3,773 | About average | $3,006 | $25,459 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 61 | $3,778 | About average | $2,928 | $18,946 |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | 22 | $3,779 | About average | $3,011 | $28,580 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 61 | $3,786 | About average | $3,017 | $18,428 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | 21 | $3,786 | About average | $3,009 | $20,035 |
| Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | 53 | $3,792 | About average | $3,021 | $28,029 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 47 | $3,793 | About average | $3,009 | $30,724 |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital | 24 | $3,800 | About average | $3,028 | $15,771 |
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.