Level 3 Airway Endoscopy — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit · 912 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $7,825
Typical charge
$11,402
Dearest quarter
over $16,688
Actually paid
$1,586
The middle U.S. hospital bills $11,402 for Level 3 Airway Endoscopy. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.3x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $1,586 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 6 | $4,350 | $1,552 – $7,788 |
| Montana | 6 | $5,282 | $2,861 – $11,480 |
| Vermont | 4 | $5,440 | $3,393 – $8,009 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $5,589 | $4,574 – $7,778 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | $5,847 | $5,698 – $11,586 |
| Maine | 5 | $5,971 | $4,580 – $9,612 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $6,628 | $2,697 – $11,317 |
| Minnesota | 15 | $6,962 | $1,393 – $14,681 |
| Iowa | 10 | $7,037 | $2,846 – $12,644 |
| Michigan | 32 | $7,250 | $2,499 – $21,690 |
| Massachusetts | 26 | $7,295 | $3,648 – $23,843 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | $7,877 | $2,438 – $16,055 |
| Utah | 7 | $8,225 | $4,124 – $13,564 |
| Connecticut | 5 | $8,262 | $4,125 – $12,322 |
| Arkansas | 16 | $8,313 | $4,528 – $34,783 |
| Kansas | 12 | $8,448 | $4,033 – $30,121 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $8,487 | $7,101 – $14,090 |
| Alabama | 17 | $8,501 | $2,653 – $63,360 |
| Mississippi | 14 | $9,074 | $5,687 – $22,236 |
| Washington | 19 | $9,201 | $3,630 – $20,649 |
| Nebraska | 7 | $9,404 | $4,355 – $15,260 |
| Missouri | 23 | $9,529 | $3,048 – $29,306 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $9,601 | $4,333 – $15,750 |
| West Virginia | 10 | $9,624 | $6,886 – $16,081 |
| Oregon | 9 | $9,721 | $4,721 – $15,798 |
| Delaware | 3 | $10,022 | $6,377 – $14,401 |
| Ohio | 45 | $10,255 | $2,274 – $24,134 |
| North Carolina | 24 | $10,797 | $3,663 – $21,609 |
| Virginia | 31 | $11,014 | $5,366 – $35,102 |
| Louisiana | 19 | $11,203 | $4,457 – $20,612 |
| New York | 29 | $11,237 | $1,931 – $50,530 |
| Tennessee | 16 | $11,240 | $5,966 – $25,815 |
| South Carolina | 25 | $11,580 | $3,422 – $55,718 |
| Indiana | 29 | $12,341 | $598 – $23,403 |
| Pennsylvania | 37 | $12,489 | $4,069 – $60,841 |
| New Mexico | 6 | $13,019 | $6,229 – $26,258 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $13,026 | $6,509 – $34,018 |
| Illinois | 38 | $13,215 | $3,877 – $26,666 |
| New Jersey | 20 | $13,393 | $5,937 – $50,117 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $13,414 | $4,155 – $26,788 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | $13,497 | $5,655 – $29,293 |
| Arizona | 22 | $13,609 | $1,733 – $53,218 |
| Colorado | 11 | $14,577 | $6,158 – $35,762 |
| California | 72 | $15,030 | $5,375 – $58,611 |
| Georgia | 29 | $15,105 | $4,599 – $32,128 |
| Florida | 67 | $15,793 | $5,772 – $59,258 |
| Texas | 67 | $18,036 | $4,666 – $89,785 |
| Nevada | 7 | $29,992 | $11,258 – $49,917 |
Where Level 3 Airway Endoscopy is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Memorial Hospital
Logansport, IN |
$598 | $1,621 |
|
Ridgeview Medical Center
Waconia, MN |
$1,393 | $1,622 |
|
Range Regional Health Services
Hibbing, MN |
$1,398 | $1,580 |
|
Mountain View Hospital
Idaho Falls, ID |
$1,552 | $1,236 |
|
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus
Tucson, AZ |
$1,733 | $778 |
|
United Health Services Hospitals, Inc
Binghamton, NY |
$1,931 | $1,800 |
|
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY |
$1,968 | $1,789 |
|
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa
Nampa, ID |
$2,272 | $1,643 |
|
Knox Community Hospital
Mount Vernon, OH |
$2,274 | $1,573 |
|
Beloit Health System
Beloit, WI |
$2,438 | $1,651 |
|
Holland Hospital
Holland, MI |
$2,499 | $1,331 |
|
Dale Medical Center
Ozark, AL |
$2,653 | $1,342 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center
San Antonio, TX |
$89,785 | $1,473 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$63,360 | $1,363 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$60,841 | $1,503 |
|
Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park, FL |
$59,258 | $1,537 |
|
Hca Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
$58,678 | $1,514 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$58,611 | $2,039 |
|
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX |
$55,870 | $1,494 |
|
Piedmont Medical Center
Rock Hill, SC |
$55,718 | $1,390 |
|
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, AZ |
$53,218 | $1,655 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$50,530 | $1,874 |
|
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell
Pennington, NJ |
$50,117 | $1,777 |
|
Lake Granbury Medical Center
Granbury, TX |
$50,011 | $1,532 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 3 Airway Endoscopy?
Across 912 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 3 Airway Endoscopy is $11,402. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $7,825 and the dearest quarter over $16,688.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Level 3 Airway Endoscopy, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.3x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $1,586 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $12,314. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as APC 5153: “Level 3 Airway Endoscopy”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.