Level 4 ENT Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $2,798 per procedure at 378 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $2,736 and $3,140.
Also known as: Ear, nose and throat surgery, sinus surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $2,798
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $2,736–$3,140
- Medicare’s share
- $2,217
- Average billed charge
- $20,680
- Hospitals reporting
- 378
Hospitals in Missouri
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 14 hospitals
- $2,633
- Median hospital
- $2,800
- Lowest to highest
- $1,892–$3,029
- Medicare procedures
- 283
14 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 40 | $1,892 | 32% below the national average | $1,484 | $17,843 |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 16 | $2,006 | 28% below the national average | $1,598 | $16,885 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 25 | $2,647 | About average | $2,091 | $15,311 |
| Cox Medical Centers | 29 | $2,707 | About average | $2,157 | $14,062 |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West | 14 | $2,707 | About average | $2,157 | $14,155 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 19 | $2,707 | About average | $2,157 | $16,659 |
| Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill | 23 | $2,788 | About average | $2,220 | $9,224 |
| Liberty Hospital | 11 | $2,812 | About average | $2,240 | $10,023 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | 15 | $2,814 | About average | $2,242 | $17,284 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 13 | $2,814 | About average | $2,232 | $12,433 |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 11 | $2,846 | About average | $2,223 | $11,783 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 24 | $2,865 | About average | $2,282 | $13,550 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 11 | $2,946 | About average | $2,347 | $18,269 |
| Mosaic Life Care At St Joseph | 32 | $3,029 | About average | $2,411 | $10,180 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,527 | $17K |
| 2021 | $2,646 | $17K |
| 2022 | $2,678 | $19K |
| 2023 | $2,719 | $21K |
| 2024 | $2,798 | $21K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2 | 471 | $820 | $1,342–$2,505 |
| Mississippi | 2 | 129 | $878 | $1,111–$2,167 |
| Vermont | 3 | 39 | $1,800 | $1,545–$1,913 |
| Illinois | 14 | 423 | $2,389 | $2,974–$3,068 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 129 | $2,468 | $2,566–$2,750 |
| Virginia | 8 | 221 | $2,527 | $2,749–$2,840 |
| Ohio | 19 | 561 | $2,540 | $2,348–$2,726 |
| North Carolina | 9 | 242 | $2,589 | $2,802–$2,925 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 218 | $2,594 | $2,583–$2,726 |
| Kansas | 6 | 132 | $2,598 | $2,733–$2,803 |
| Missouri | 14 | 283 | $2,633 | $2,707–$2,838 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 182 | $2,647 | $2,636–$2,757 |
| Idaho | 6 | 120 | $2,653 | $2,552–$2,884 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 164 | $2,663 | $2,630–$2,777 |
| Alabama | 3 | 95 | $2,668 | $2,615–$2,684 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 67 | $2,682 | $2,678–$2,688 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | 196 | $2,708 | $2,670–$2,774 |
| Georgia | 12 | 206 | $2,756 | $2,675–$2,865 |
| Iowa | 8 | 204 | $2,761 | $2,754–$2,826 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 93 | $2,773 | $2,804–$2,901 |
| Arkansas | 6 | 83 | $2,803 | $2,744–$2,926 |
| Florida | 21 | 491 | $2,835 | $2,814–$2,916 |
| Maine | 4 | 84 | $2,846 | $2,772–$3,025 |
| Texas | 24 | 587 | $2,859 | $2,783–$2,907 |
| Michigan | 10 | 308 | $2,863 | $2,765–$2,874 |
| Indiana | 10 | 243 | $2,875 | $2,809–$2,899 |
| Utah | 5 | 99 | $2,875 | $2,884–$2,884 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 240 | $2,893 | $2,426–$2,916 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 12 | $2,943 | $2,943–$2,943 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 178 | $2,972 | $2,908–$3,031 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 358 | $2,973 | $2,876–$3,097 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 222 | $2,990 | $2,950–$3,019 |
| Nevada | 1 | 23 | $2,998 | $2,998–$2,998 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | 632 | $3,020 | $3,298–$3,458 |
| New York | 23 | 660 | $3,023 | $3,298–$3,626 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 52 | $3,029 | $2,827–$3,055 |
| Colorado | 4 | 53 | $3,065 | $3,065–$3,065 |
| Arizona | 6 | 140 | $3,081 | $3,105–$3,140 |
| Montana | 2 | 42 | $3,090 | $3,048–$3,105 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 50 | $3,091 | $3,019–$3,126 |
| Washington | 13 | 220 | $3,182 | $3,231–$3,288 |
| Delaware | 1 | 14 | $3,230 | $3,230–$3,230 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 12 | $3,267 | $3,267–$3,267 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 14 | $3,296 | $3,296–$3,296 |
| Oregon | 6 | 126 | $3,354 | $3,275–$3,483 |
| New Jersey | 8 | 135 | $3,415 | $3,270–$3,500 |
| Alaska | 1 | 11 | $3,559 | $3,559–$3,559 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 127 | $3,564 | $3,556–$3,580 |
| California | 26 | 877 | $3,847 | $3,884–$3,959 |
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.