Level 5 ENT Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $5,586 per procedure at 744 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $5,081 and $5,904.
Also known as: Ear, nose and throat surgery, sinus surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $5,586
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $5,081–$5,904
- Medicare’s share
- $4,436
- Average billed charge
- $41,129
- Hospitals reporting
- 744
Hospitals in Pennsylvania
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 34 hospitals
- $5,287
- Median hospital
- $5,287
- Lowest to highest
- $4,598–$6,172
- Medicare procedures
- 1,589
34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Memorial | 12 | $4,598 | 18% below the national average | $3,664 | $24,920 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 376 | $4,811 | 14% below the national average | $3,833 | $56,268 |
| UPMC St Margaret | 12 | $4,918 | 12% below the national average | $3,854 | $49,706 |
| Robert Packer Hospital | 11 | $4,990 | 11% below the national average | $3,894 | $34,576 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 96 | $5,119 | About average | $4,056 | $96,470 |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | 24 | $5,122 | About average | $4,076 | $91,839 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 14 | $5,137 | About average | $4,030 | $25,349 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 92 | $5,157 | About average | $4,099 | $53,260 |
| Allegheny General Hospital | 53 | $5,231 | About average | $4,167 | $43,940 |
| Jefferson Hospital | 12 | $5,231 | About average | $4,167 | $32,348 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical Center | 18 | $5,231 | About average | $4,167 | $76,411 |
| UPMC Williamsport | 15 | $5,231 | About average | $4,167 | $31,058 |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | 17 | $5,231 | About average | $4,167 | $53,079 |
| UPMC Mercy | 12 | $5,231 | About average | $4,165 | $47,937 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City | 33 | $5,231 | About average | $4,164 | $34,401 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 56 | $5,248 | About average | $4,181 | $32,799 |
| Surgical Institute Of Reading | 17 | $5,271 | About average | $4,195 | $19,756 |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center | 12 | $5,302 | About average | $4,224 | $83,103 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical Center | 98 | $5,411 | About average | $4,299 | $57,486 |
| Jefferson Abington Hospital | 38 | $5,494 | About average | $4,377 | $25,837 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 31 | $5,512 | About average | $4,389 | $54,709 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 104 | $5,537 | About average | $4,373 | $43,182 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 140 | $5,553 | About average | $4,417 | $41,088 |
| Penn Highlands Dubois | 20 | $5,602 | About average | $4,463 | $13,561 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | 16 | $5,650 | About average | $4,501 | $26,584 |
| Doylestown Hospital | 37 | $5,650 | About average | $4,495 | $30,592 |
| Main Line Hospital Lankenau | 14 | $5,650 | About average | $4,488 | $29,168 |
| Jefferson Health- Northeast | 18 | $5,689 | About average | $4,533 | $30,968 |
| St Lukes Hospital | 59 | $5,712 | About average | $4,548 | $71,739 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | 57 | $5,900 | About average | $4,701 | $37,272 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 32 | $5,900 | About average | $4,701 | $61,843 |
| Temple University Hospital | 15 | $5,900 | About average | $4,701 | $85,466 |
| UPMC Hamot | 13 | $6,020 | About average | $4,766 | $47,971 |
| Saint Vincent Hospital | 15 | $6,172 | 10% above the national average | $4,918 | $43,966 |
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 | $4,831 | $33K |
| 2021 | $5,104 | $35K |
| 2022 | $5,171 | $37K |
| 2023 | $5,285 | $39K |
| 2024 | $5,586 | $41K |
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 | 1 | 42 | $3,566 | $3,566–$3,566 |
| Mississippi | 7 | 245 | $4,527 | $4,696–$4,902 |
| Missouri | 15 | 763 | $4,657 | $4,910–$5,119 |
| Alabama | 9 | 489 | $4,776 | $4,640–$4,873 |
| Louisiana | 14 | 413 | $4,780 | $4,693–$4,958 |
| Tennessee | 12 | 782 | $4,845 | $4,791–$5,016 |
| Ohio | 34 | 1,454 | $4,897 | $4,818–$5,046 |
| West Virginia | 6 | 184 | $4,942 | $4,884–$5,280 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | 573 | $4,956 | $4,922–$5,045 |
| Kentucky | 10 | 479 | $4,967 | $4,904–$5,020 |
| South Carolina | 14 | 739 | $4,978 | $4,871–$5,047 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 335 | $5,032 | $4,940–$5,180 |
| Kansas | 12 | 429 | $5,053 | $4,944–$5,114 |
| Nebraska | 9 | 484 | $5,115 | $5,036–$5,229 |
| Iowa | 9 | 386 | $5,117 | $5,029–$5,201 |
| Georgia | 24 | 819 | $5,122 | $4,950–$5,346 |
| Florida | 37 | 2,610 | $5,168 | $5,216–$5,305 |
| Michigan | 24 | 1,016 | $5,177 | $5,050–$5,229 |
| Virginia | 19 | 764 | $5,180 | $5,024–$5,389 |
| Texas | 56 | 2,076 | $5,188 | $5,096–$5,287 |
| North Carolina | 18 | 965 | $5,212 | $5,099–$5,282 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 210 | $5,277 | $5,048–$5,183 |
| Indiana | 20 | 604 | $5,285 | $5,220–$5,408 |
| Pennsylvania | 35 | 1,604 | $5,290 | $5,231–$5,650 |
| Utah | 7 | 301 | $5,312 | $5,097–$5,246 |
| Idaho | 8 | 241 | $5,315 | $5,270–$5,585 |
| Maine | 4 | 156 | $5,319 | $5,083–$5,413 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 741 | $5,396 | $5,287–$5,467 |
| Illinois | 35 | 1,212 | $5,491 | $5,412–$5,560 |
| Montana | 6 | 203 | $5,509 | $5,290–$5,695 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 155 | $5,523 | $5,490–$5,490 |
| South Dakota | 8 | 340 | $5,560 | $5,437–$5,588 |
| Colorado | 12 | 528 | $5,588 | $5,568–$5,575 |
| Arizona | 14 | 826 | $5,714 | $5,685–$5,711 |
| Minnesota | 14 | 742 | $5,738 | $5,556–$5,598 |
| Delaware | 2 | 117 | $5,780 | $5,767–$5,778 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 32 | $5,880 | $5,880–$5,880 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 261 | $5,891 | $5,607–$5,697 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 254 | $5,922 | $5,912–$5,962 |
| Washington | 22 | 778 | $5,934 | $5,844–$6,113 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 65 | $5,943 | $5,943–$5,943 |
| Alaska | 1 | 26 | $6,045 | $6,045–$6,045 |
| Nevada | 6 | 143 | $6,154 | $5,994–$6,272 |
| Oregon | 9 | 334 | $6,213 | $6,145–$6,188 |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 1,174 | $6,255 | $6,244–$6,289 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 608 | $6,327 | $6,203–$6,539 |
| New York | 38 | 1,922 | $6,432 | $6,209–$6,541 |
| Connecticut | 10 | 315 | $6,479 | $6,457–$6,590 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 91 | $6,579 | $6,606–$6,795 |
| California | 61 | 3,120 | $7,426 | $7,200–$7,711 |
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.