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 Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 57 hospitals: $3,529National $3,568 · Pennsylvania $3,531
Median hospital: $3,513
Lowest to highest: $3,224–$3,947
Medicare procedures: 2,886

57 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	214	$3,224	About average	$2,544	$51,861
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390028	38	$3,237	About average	$2,558	$28,925
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	109	$3,298	About average	$2,616	$47,207
Ahn Wexford HospitalWexford, PA · CCN 390334	21	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$32,068
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	43	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$31,109
Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe, PA · CCN 390219	27	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$19,325
Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · CCN 390267	20	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$18,324
Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, PA · CCN 390001	38	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$29,495
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City, PA · CCN 390338	22	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$19,004
Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScranton, PA · CCN 390237	12	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$35,394
St Clair HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390228	17	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$16,603
The Washington HospitalWashington, PA · CCN 390042	11	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$12,785
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390107	53	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$33,204
UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport, PA · CCN 390045	14	$3,345	About average	$2,665	$23,028
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	24	$3,345	About average	$2,663	$38,833
Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver, PA · CCN 390036	21	$3,345	About average	$2,662	$12,487
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	65	$3,356	About average	$2,674	$14,951
Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola, PA · CCN 390336	16	$3,356	About average	$2,674	$50,336
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256 · +$1,467 outlier payments per case	66	$3,371	About average	$2,658	$38,168
Robert Packer HospitalSayre, PA · CCN 390079	42	$3,375	About average	$2,676	$21,770
St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390326	45	$3,413	About average	$2,719	$46,438
Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata, PA · CCN 390225	16	$3,415	About average	$2,721	$37,599
Penn State Health St. JosephReading, PA · CCN 390096	11	$3,415	About average	$2,704	$33,845
Reading HospitalWest Reading, PA · CCN 390044	48	$3,421	About average	$2,726	$22,232
Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown, PA · CCN 390048	15	$3,433	About average	$2,730	$28,626
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · CCN 390100	61	$3,438	About average	$2,728	$15,278
Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg, PA · CCN 390201	17	$3,481	About average	$2,739	$27,203
Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrook, PA · CCN 390097	12	$3,513	About average	$2,799	$24,458
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	43	$3,513	About average	$2,799	$29,885
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton, PA · CCN 390329	43	$3,513	About average	$2,799	$21,719
Penn Highlands DuboisDubois, PA · CCN 390086	49	$3,524	About average	$2,796	$17,191
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	54	$3,525	About average	$2,808	$20,613
UPMC HanoverHanover, PA · CCN 390233	18	$3,525	About average	$2,808	$19,310
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174 · +$417 outlier payments per case	179	$3,540	About average	$2,813	$27,843
Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · CCN 390113	16	$3,582	About average	$2,854	$15,091
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, PA · CCN 390073	32	$3,582	About average	$2,854	$18,012
Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana, PA · CCN 390173	11	$3,588	About average	$2,859	$12,816
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · CCN 390195	137	$3,592	About average	$2,857	$27,618
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133 · +$312 outlier payments per case	158	$3,597	About average	$2,854	$58,142
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · CCN 390139	22	$3,613	About average	$2,878	$16,780
Doylestown HospitalDoylestown, PA · CCN 390203	46	$3,613	About average	$2,878	$27,614
St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · CCN 390057	28	$3,613	About average	$2,878	$18,668
Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · CCN 390179	20	$3,613	About average	$2,873	$39,796
St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA · CCN 390049	106	$3,625	About average	$2,883	$53,486
Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390115	27	$3,638	About average	$2,899	$18,081
Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA · CCN 390222	33	$3,638	About average	$2,899	$20,578
Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland, PA · CCN 390180	12	$3,638	About average	$2,899	$36,358
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390142	22	$3,638	About average	$2,897	$22,714
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390223	30	$3,700	About average	$2,933	$50,944
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390027	170	$3,720	About average	$2,954	$56,301

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

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.