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: $2,83379% of the payment
Average billed charge: $27,795
Hospitals reporting: 1,08455,908 procedures

Hospitals in Louisiana

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Average payment across these 21 hospitals: $3,095National $3,568 · Louisiana $3,095
Median hospital: $3,118
Lowest to highest: $2,700–$3,246
Medicare procedures: 772

21 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 4 Airway Endoscopy by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA · CCN 190259	19	$2,700	24% below the national average	$2,067	$12,898
Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · CCN 190008	14	$2,963	17% below the national average	$2,324	$19,080
Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · CCN 190054	18	$2,993	16% below the national average	$2,360	$14,099
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · CCN 190125	24	$3,010	16% below the national average	$2,377	$13,741
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · CCN 190102	27	$3,022	15% below the national average	$2,389	$13,489
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · CCN 190045	40	$3,051	14% below the national average	$2,401	$32,826
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036	86	$3,056	14% below the national average	$2,423	$32,796
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · CCN 190098	71	$3,057	14% below the national average	$2,426	$19,657
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · CCN 190002	46	$3,060	14% below the national average	$2,427	$18,885
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · CCN 190040	37	$3,104	13% below the national average	$2,459	$15,666
Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190064	157	$3,118	13% below the national average	$2,473	$18,727
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · CCN 190015	14	$3,118	13% below the national average	$2,485	$27,030
Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · CCN 190017	11	$3,142	12% below the national average	$2,503	$17,083
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190065	17	$3,145	12% below the national average	$2,506	$15,198
Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · CCN 190004	18	$3,145	12% below the national average	$2,506	$18,852
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190202	18	$3,166	11% below the national average	$2,523	$18,830
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · CCN 190176	22	$3,172	11% below the national average	$2,527	$42,657
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190060	64	$3,172	11% below the national average	$2,519	$17,244
Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA · CCN 190298	18	$3,242	About average	$2,573	$22,408
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · CCN 190041	13	$3,246	About average	$2,586	$24,189
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · CCN 190111	38	$3,246	About average	$2,585	$20,446

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

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2020: 55,379 procedures at 1,127 hospitals · 2021: 58,820 procedures at 1,118 hospitals · 2022: 58,909 procedures at 1,092 hospitals · 2023: 53,928 procedures at 1,071 hospitals · 2024: 55,908 procedures at 1,084 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
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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Average payment by state for Level 4 Airway Endoscopy, 2024
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.