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 Massachusetts

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Average payment across these 24 hospitals: $3,988National $3,568 · Massachusetts $3,988
Median hospital: $4,022
Lowest to highest: $3,899–$4,224
Medicare procedures: 1,928

24 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
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · CCN 220036	26	$3,899	About average	$3,077	$14,715
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	44	$3,903	About average	$3,095	$15,877
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	81	$3,943	10% above the national average	$3,124	$12,129
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	84	$3,946	11% above the national average	$3,126	$25,358
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	46	$3,952	11% above the national average	$3,135	$13,428
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	408	$3,975	11% above the national average	$3,157	$22,325
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071 · +$279 outlier payments per case	271	$3,975	11% above the national average	$3,157	$27,018
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary -Boston, MA · CCN 220075	262	$3,978	11% above the national average	$3,161	$8,199
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	150	$3,987	12% above the national average	$3,172	$16,399
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	133	$4,007	12% above the national average	$3,192	$15,405
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	43	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$15,218
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	68	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$13,202
Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220066	28	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$19,555
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · CCN 220002	17	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$7,559
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	11	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$9,906
North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · CCN 220035	20	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$16,508
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · CCN 220020	17	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$12,892
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	32	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$51,007
The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · CCN 220015	26	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$18,143
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	35	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,204	$20,243
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	18	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,203	$13,371
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · CCN 220090	17	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,203	$10,938
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	39	$4,022	13% above the national average	$3,202	$7,305
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	52	$4,224	18% above the national average	$3,365	$20,609

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.