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 New York
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 21 hospitals
- $2,993
- Median hospital
- $3,414
- Lowest to highest
- $853–$3,664
- Medicare procedures
- 620
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic | 68 | $853 | 70% below the national average | $677 | $2,444 |
| Rochester General Hospital | 42 | $1,870 | 33% below the national average | $1,478 | $5,625 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 52 | $2,623 | About average | $2,056 | $18,177 |
| Strong Memorial Hospital | 23 | $2,820 | About average | $2,247 | $12,563 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 24 | $3,188 | 14% above the national average | $2,492 | $8,946 |
| Erie County Medical Center | 117 | $3,334 | 19% above the national average | $2,635 | $9,771 |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | 12 | $3,387 | 21% above the national average | $2,650 | $25,007 |
| Glens Falls Hospital | 12 | $3,414 | 22% above the national average | $2,720 | $7,619 |
| Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York | 12 | $3,414 | 22% above the national average | $2,720 | $14,377 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Health Center | 15 | $3,414 | 22% above the national average | $2,720 | $14,711 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 14 | $3,414 | 22% above the national average | $2,720 | $18,869 |
| Wynn Hospital | 11 | $3,414 | 22% above the national average | $2,720 | $9,809 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 29 | $3,596 | 29% above the national average | $2,859 | $24,869 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | 15 | $3,615 | 29% above the national average | $2,878 | $36,223 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 13 | $3,623 | 29% above the national average | $2,887 | $22,108 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 47 | $3,626 | 30% above the national average | $2,889 | $37,841 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 16 | $3,627 | 30% above the national average | $2,889 | $24,595 |
| Mount Sinai West | 14 | $3,627 | 30% above the national average | $2,889 | $24,230 |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 14 | $3,627 | 30% above the national average | $2,889 | $10,875 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | 27 | $3,664 | 31% above the national average | $2,919 | $20,310 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 43 | $3,664 | 31% above the national average | $2,919 | $28,402 |
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.