Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $6,508 per procedure at 775 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $5,939 and $6,674.
Also known as: Bronchoscopy
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $6,508
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $5,939–$6,674
- Medicare’s share
- $5,183
- Average billed charge
- $48,356
- Hospitals reporting
- 775
Compare hospitals
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767 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 751–767. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 215 | $8,413 | 29% above the national average | $6,781 | $73,285 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 51 | $8,413 | 29% above the national average | $6,779 | $73,480 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 192 | $8,529 | 31% above the national average | $6,897 | $72,290 |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center | 23 | $8,738 | 34% above the national average | $7,106 | $40,862 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 74 | $9,008 | 38% above the national average | $7,376 | $34,197 |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento | 15 | $9,049 | 39% above the national average | $7,417 | $51,519 |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz | 16 | $9,140 | 40% above the national average | $7,508 | $38,745 |
| Stanford Health Care | 284 | $9,521 | 46% above the national average | $7,888 | $154,448 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus | 57 | $9,524 | 46% above the national average | $7,892 | $132,680 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 22 | $9,524 | 46% above the national average | $7,892 | $121,934 |
| MarinHealth Medical Center | 15 | $9,552 | 47% above the national average | $7,920 | $117,038 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 152 | $9,579 | 47% above the national average | $7,945 | $99,425 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 73 | $9,631 | 48% above the national average | $7,999 | $213,210 |
| Community Hospital Of The Monterey Peninsula | 15 | $9,631 | 48% above the national average | $7,999 | $42,866 |
| El Camino Health | 86 | $9,631 | 48% above the national average | $7,998 | $76,274 |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus | 24 | $9,776 | 50% above the national average | $8,144 | $58,836 |
| Peninsula Medical Center | 24 | $9,776 | 50% above the national average | $8,144 | $37,504 |
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 | $5,415 | $35K |
| 2021 | $5,847 | $38K |
| 2022 | $5,901 | $41K |
| 2023 | $6,116 | $44K |
| 2024 | $6,508 | $48K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 49 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 53 | $3,788 | $3,788–$3,788 |
| Mississippi | 10 | 489 | $5,455 | $5,331–$5,731 |
| Alabama | 8 | 384 | $5,590 | $5,459–$5,670 |
| Louisiana | 16 | 538 | $5,674 | $5,656–$5,816 |
| Tennessee | 18 | 1,490 | $5,749 | $5,647–$5,876 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 637 | $5,799 | $5,709–$5,897 |
| Kentucky | 15 | 738 | $5,848 | $5,808–$5,976 |
| Ohio | 37 | 1,403 | $5,859 | $5,800–$6,045 |
| Iowa | 8 | 402 | $5,889 | $5,869–$5,909 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 195 | $5,891 | $5,726–$6,046 |
| Arkansas | 8 | 241 | $5,897 | $5,737–$5,946 |
| South Carolina | 17 | 748 | $5,897 | $5,862–$5,905 |
| Missouri | 18 | 786 | $5,946 | $5,867–$6,091 |
| Kansas | 13 | 574 | $5,987 | $5,843–$6,097 |
| Georgia | 28 | 1,110 | $6,002 | $5,847–$6,352 |
| Utah | 3 | 199 | $6,045 | $5,957–$6,287 |
| Michigan | 26 | 755 | $6,048 | $5,906–$6,200 |
| Texas | 60 | 2,321 | $6,074 | $5,939–$6,179 |
| Virginia | 19 | 659 | $6,097 | $5,776–$6,376 |
| North Carolina | 23 | 1,250 | $6,101 | $6,038–$6,159 |
| Florida | 51 | 2,790 | $6,104 | $6,105–$6,200 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 380 | $6,123 | $6,112–$6,167 |
| Indiana | 25 | 778 | $6,184 | $6,101–$6,236 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 127 | $6,198 | $5,985–$6,058 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 705 | $6,262 | $6,162–$6,437 |
| Idaho | 5 | 164 | $6,264 | $6,019–$6,504 |
| Maine | 4 | 82 | $6,383 | $6,111–$6,503 |
| Montana | 7 | 192 | $6,469 | $6,310–$6,645 |
| South Dakota | 7 | 263 | $6,470 | $6,355–$6,582 |
| Colorado | 14 | 421 | $6,472 | $6,391–$6,516 |
| Illinois | 34 | 1,653 | $6,482 | $6,325–$6,498 |
| Pennsylvania | 41 | 1,741 | $6,484 | $6,113–$6,603 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 154 | $6,500 | $6,417–$6,417 |
| Arizona | 13 | 766 | $6,645 | $6,646–$6,674 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 653 | $6,661 | $6,369–$6,542 |
| Delaware | 3 | 266 | $6,805 | $6,822–$6,867 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 41 | $6,811 | $6,808–$6,900 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 202 | $6,867 | $6,629–$6,936 |
| Washington | 16 | 821 | $6,909 | $6,851–$7,220 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 249 | $6,980 | $6,983–$7,003 |
| Oregon | 7 | 232 | $7,054 | $6,747–$7,155 |
| Alaska | 1 | 65 | $7,064 | $7,064–$7,064 |
| Nevada | 9 | 176 | $7,269 | $7,330–$7,330 |
| Massachusetts | 18 | 1,077 | $7,285 | $7,268–$7,351 |
| New Jersey | 15 | 456 | $7,333 | $7,075–$7,516 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 116 | $7,569 | $7,494–$7,621 |
| New York | 33 | 1,474 | $7,581 | $7,257–$7,712 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 295 | $7,597 | $7,486–$7,692 |
| California | 48 | 2,952 | $8,712 | $8,413–$9,018 |
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.