Outpatient procedure · APC 5154 · Surgery or procedure
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 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Gulfport | 14 | $3,058 | 14% below the national average | $2,437 | $35,671 |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center | 11 | $3,058 | 14% below the national average | $2,437 | $7,304 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 46 | $3,060 | 14% below the national average | $2,427 | $18,885 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 370 | $3,064 | 14% below the national average | $2,427 | $28,862 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 18 | $3,067 | 14% below the national average | $2,383 | $29,987 |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | 50 | $3,067 | 14% below the national average | $2,412 | $28,052 |
| North Alabama Medical Center | 21 | $3,067 | 14% below the national average | $2,444 | $36,020 |
| Fairfield Medical Center | 19 | $3,068 | 14% below the national average | $2,387 | $17,898 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest | 38 | $3,069 | 14% below the national average | $2,383 | $16,066 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 203 | $3,069 | 14% below the national average | $2,432 | $27,321 |
| University Of Louisville Hospital | 67 | $3,074 | 14% below the national average | $2,415 | $27,258 |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital | 21 | $3,074 | 14% below the national average | $2,425 | $12,753 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | 27 | $3,076 | 14% below the national average | $2,431 | $19,732 |
| Akron General Medical Center | 24 | $3,081 | 14% below the national average | $2,433 | $22,934 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | 27 | $3,081 | 14% below the national average | $2,436 | $16,080 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 93 | $3,082 | 14% below the national average | $2,442 | $17,113 |
| Singing River Health System | 38 | $3,082 | 14% below the national average | $2,456 | $30,577 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 17 | $3,084 | 14% below the national average | $2,457 | $17,838 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 145 | $3,084 | 14% below the national average | $2,455 | $30,747 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | 209 | $3,085 | 14% below the national average | $2,424 | $21,505 |
| Henry Ford Allegiance Health | 31 | $3,086 | 14% below the national average | $2,406 | $14,591 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 42 | $3,086 | 14% below the national average | $2,438 | $17,117 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | 56 | $3,088 | 13% below the national average | $2,461 | $8,859 |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital | 18 | $3,088 | 13% below the national average | $2,461 | $7,624 |
| Riverside Doctors' Hospital Of Williamsburg | 19 | $3,089 | 13% below the national average | $2,434 | $10,401 |
| Lima Memorial Health System | 14 | $3,091 | 13% below the national average | $2,425 | $28,451 |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | 38 | $3,093 | 13% below the national average | $2,450 | $31,168 |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 28 | $3,094 | 13% below the national average | $2,446 | $13,958 |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital | 23 | $3,099 | 13% below the national average | $2,469 | $17,287 |
| University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 175 | $3,099 | 13% below the national average | $2,462 | $14,574 |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | 14 | $3,100 | 13% below the national average | $2,470 | $22,292 |
| Hillcrest Hospital South | 13 | $3,100 | 13% below the national average | $2,429 | $20,157 |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | 37 | $3,104 | 13% below the national average | $2,459 | $15,666 |
| Springhill Medical Center | 18 | $3,105 | 13% below the national average | $2,474 | $17,939 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | 22 | $3,107 | 13% below the national average | $2,435 | $24,827 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 18 | $3,108 | 13% below the national average | $2,476 | $17,218 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 18 | $3,109 | 13% below the national average | $2,449 | $50,192 |
| Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical Col | 91 | $3,114 | 13% below the national average | $2,467 | $20,605 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 157 | $3,118 | 13% below the national average | $2,473 | $18,727 |
| North Oaks Medical Center | 14 | $3,118 | 13% below the national average | $2,485 | $27,030 |
| Candler Hospital | 63 | $3,125 | 12% below the national average | $2,479 | $17,992 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 123 | $3,127 | 12% below the national average | $2,474 | $16,930 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 40 | $3,127 | 12% below the national average | $2,485 | $15,276 |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC | 26 | $3,127 | 12% below the national average | $2,472 | $13,012 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 93 | $3,131 | 12% below the national average | $2,489 | $14,061 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 82 | $3,132 | 12% below the national average | $2,490 | $16,955 |
| Boone Hospital Center | 47 | $3,133 | 12% below the national average | $2,485 | $22,655 |
| Wheeling Hospital, Inc | 42 | $3,133 | 12% below the national average | $2,496 | $21,223 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 12 | $3,135 | 12% below the national average | $2,498 | $18,559 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 113 | $3,135 | 12% below the national average | $2,497 | $15,832 |
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.