Level 3 ENT Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $1,397 per procedure at 177 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $1,285 and $1,472.
Also known as: Ear, nose and throat surgery, sinus surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $1,397
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $1,285–$1,472
- Medicare’s share
- $1,106
- Average billed charge
- $6,801
- Hospitals reporting
- 177
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173 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 151–173. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 36 | $1,638 | 17% above the national average | $1,305 | $7,999 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 54 | $1,638 | 17% above the national average | $1,305 | $5,141 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 13 | $1,638 | 17% above the national average | $1,305 | $12,391 |
| Heywood Hospital - | 17 | $1,638 | 17% above the national average | $1,305 | $6,797 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | 16 | $1,638 | 17% above the national average | $1,305 | $8,685 |
| Tufts Medical Center | 15 | $1,638 | 17% above the national average | $1,305 | $8,640 |
| Confluence Health Hospital | 25 | $1,651 | 18% above the national average | $1,316 | $3,472 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 109 | $1,699 | 22% above the national average | $1,354 | $3,631 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | 12 | $1,716 | 23% above the national average | $1,367 | $7,406 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 12 | $1,716 | 23% above the national average | $1,367 | $9,168 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 16 | $1,718 | 23% above the national average | $1,366 | $18,100 |
| Berkshire Medical Center | 11 | $1,720 | 23% above the national average | $1,370 | $6,975 |
| Bassett Healthcare | 11 | $1,732 | 24% above the national average | $1,380 | $1,836 |
| Samaritan Medical Center | 11 | $1,732 | 24% above the national average | $1,380 | $5,568 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 32 | $1,754 | 26% above the national average | $1,375 | $8,763 |
| Enloe Health | 20 | $1,793 | 28% above the national average | $1,409 | $6,863 |
| Keck Hospital Of USC | 27 | $1,875 | 34% above the national average | $1,494 | $7,899 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura | 100 | $1,875 | 34% above the national average | $1,494 | $173 |
| Oroville Hospital | 13 | $1,875 | 34% above the national average | $1,494 | $8,921 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 59 | $1,901 | 36% above the national average | $1,513 | $12,462 |
| Adventist Health Sonora | 29 | $1,939 | 39% above the national average | $1,545 | $3,324 |
| Stanford Health Care | 72 | $2,118 | 52% above the national average | $1,687 | $19,543 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 87 | $2,148 | 54% above the national average | $1,711 | $6,286 |
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 | $1,316 | $5,871 |
| 2021 | $1,344 | $5,442 |
| 2022 | $1,335 | $6,231 |
| 2023 | $1,313 | $6,690 |
| 2024 | $1,397 | $6,801 |
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 | 71 | $723 | $634–$710 |
| Arizona | 2 | 31 | $774 | $767–$777 |
| Kansas | 2 | 74 | $873 | $927–$1,239 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 46 | $974 | $974–$974 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 47 | $1,086 | $700–$1,074 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 119 | $1,114 | $893–$1,306 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 103 | $1,159 | $1,099–$1,210 |
| Virginia | 4 | 80 | $1,192 | $1,152–$1,336 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 116 | $1,203 | $1,232–$1,294 |
| Ohio | 7 | 358 | $1,223 | $1,050–$1,270 |
| West Virginia | 5 | 97 | $1,241 | $1,211–$1,340 |
| Illinois | 7 | 217 | $1,243 | $1,025–$1,430 |
| Idaho | 2 | 40 | $1,260 | $1,210–$1,335 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 63 | $1,262 | $1,194–$1,344 |
| Alabama | 1 | 40 | $1,273 | $1,273–$1,273 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 77 | $1,299 | $1,295–$1,314 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 17 | $1,307 | $1,307–$1,307 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 97 | $1,316 | $1,316–$1,316 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 130 | $1,320 | $1,300–$1,344 |
| Missouri | 4 | 77 | $1,330 | $1,270–$1,439 |
| Michigan | 7 | 221 | $1,334 | $1,325–$1,360 |
| Florida | 4 | 170 | $1,347 | $1,296–$1,382 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 351 | $1,351 | $1,323–$1,452 |
| Iowa | 3 | 98 | $1,352 | $1,271–$1,410 |
| Georgia | 4 | 62 | $1,354 | $1,327–$1,415 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 72 | $1,358 | $1,290–$1,381 |
| Utah | 1 | 19 | $1,366 | $1,366–$1,366 |
| Indiana | 7 | 119 | $1,378 | $1,360–$1,384 |
| Texas | 6 | 153 | $1,383 | $1,365–$1,414 |
| Maine | 3 | 44 | $1,393 | $1,381–$1,433 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 167 | $1,418 | $1,389–$1,447 |
| Montana | 3 | 71 | $1,427 | $1,414–$1,516 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 48 | $1,430 | $1,430–$1,430 |
| Colorado | 1 | 36 | $1,452 | $1,452–$1,452 |
| Minnesota | 5 | 84 | $1,457 | $1,420–$1,447 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 78 | $1,469 | $1,423–$1,531 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 14 | $1,472 | $1,472–$1,472 |
| Washington | 6 | 129 | $1,473 | $1,489–$1,539 |
| Delaware | 1 | 13 | $1,530 | $1,530–$1,530 |
| Oregon | 1 | 36 | $1,600 | $1,600–$1,600 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 426 | $1,622 | $1,638–$1,638 |
| New York | 8 | 127 | $1,631 | $1,550–$1,732 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 12 | $1,716 | $1,716–$1,716 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 12 | $1,716 | $1,716–$1,716 |
| California | 10 | 548 | $1,911 | $1,813–$1,929 |
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.