facebook tracking Level 3 Airway Endoscopy cost in California: 176 hospitals compared (APC 5153)

Level 3 Airway Endoscopy in California

What 176 hospitals in California charged and were paid for level 3 airway endoscopy (APC 5153), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5153 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $16,693 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $2,134 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $1,697 Average per service
State rank #48 of 48 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in California billed an average of $16,693 for level 3 airway endoscopy, about 7.8 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $2,134. That payment is 34% above the U.S. average of $1,594.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $2,134Billed $16,693

About 13¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in California billed for this service.

California hospitals: level 3 airway endoscopy

Every California hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Stanford HospitalPalo Alto 573 $23,517 $2,384 $1,897
UCI Health-OrangeOrange 427 $6,903 $1,829 $1,457
USC University HospitalLos Angeles 357 $10,616 $2,074 $1,650
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento 339 $11,609 $2,113 $1,681
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco 241 $17,509 $2,377 $1,892
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach 153 $12,747 $2,087 $1,661
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles 105 $58,611 $2,039 $1,615
University of California San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego 101 $15,520 $2,076 $1,652
Enloe Medical CenterChico 99 $9,162 $2,074 $1,652
Sonora Community HospitalSonora 77 $7,465 $2,235 $1,781
City of Hope Natl Medical CtrDuarte 76 $32,511 $2,065 $1,640
Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas 68 $14,042 $2,047 $1,623
Oroville HospitalOroville 66 $5,985 $2,087 $1,660
Paradise Valley HospitalNational City 63 $16,972 $2,087 $1,661
Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage 62 $9,338 $2,010 $1,577
Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda 61 $22,348 $2,059 $1,635
Mission Hospital Regional Med CenterMission Viejo 61 $9,798 $2,087 $1,662
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla 55 $12,038 $2,087 $1,663
Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica 52 $10,657 $2,035 $1,615
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara 52 $14,708 $2,235 $1,781
Temecula Valley HospitalTemecula 51 $14,767 $2,054 $1,627
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy 48 $6,418 $2,062 $1,619
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno 44 $13,746 $2,087 $1,663
St Joseph HospitalOrange 43 $11,709 $2,087 $1,658
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek 41 $41,850 $2,363 $1,883
Glendale Adventist Medical CtrGlendale 35 $16,768 $2,087 $1,647
UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles 33 $16,685 $2,087 $1,663
Queen of the Valley Medical CenterNapa 32 $21,790 $2,377 $1,892
Adventist Health BakersfieldBakersfield 31 $23,912 $2,087 $1,663
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa 29 $8,702 $2,087 $1,663
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks 29 $35,118 $2,087 $1,656
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego 26 $10,035 $2,087 $1,663
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville 23 $10,540 $2,168 $1,717
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura 23 $9,310 $2,087 $1,654
Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena 23 $23,136 $2,087 $1,663
Loma Linda University Medical Center-MurrietaMurrieta 23 $7,300 $2,087 $1,663
John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord 22 $38,638 $2,363 $1,873
Saddleback Memorial Medical CenterLaguna Hills 22 $35,794 $2,087 $1,659
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance 21 $16,411 $2,087 $1,663
Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank 20 $19,665 $2,087 $1,653
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame 19 $8,104 $2,426 $1,933
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno 19 $11,813 $1,999 $1,575
Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley 19 $22,147 $2,087 $1,663
Sutter General HospitalSacramento 18 $11,953 $2,377 $1,894
St Jude Medical CenterFullerton 18 $13,440 $2,087 $1,663
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose 18 $38,960 $2,390 $1,881
Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo 17 $17,528 $2,442 $1,946
Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis 17 $19,078 $2,087 $1,654
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial HospitalValencia 17 $23,078 $2,087 $1,663
Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway 17 $5,375 $2,087 $1,663
Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey 16 $14,258 $2,390 $1,904
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding 15 $14,112 $1,976 $1,550
Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance 15 $13,399 $2,087 $1,637
San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco 14 $29,376 $2,426 $1,933
Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care ServicesSimi Valley 14 $10,373 $2,012 $1,590
Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong Beach 14 $38,729 $2,087 $1,663
Memorial Medical CenterModesto 14 $11,205 $2,087 $1,663
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus HospSan Francisco 13 $9,523 $2,426 $1,933
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica 13 $8,555 $2,087 $1,663
El Camino HospitalMountain View 13 $22,353 $2,390 $1,904
Mercy Medical Ctr MercedMerced 13 $18,023 $2,087 $1,663
West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills 13 $49,239 $2,087 $1,663
Palomar Medical CenterEscondido 12 $15,293 $1,133 $693
Rideout Memorial HospitalMarysville 12 $12,980 $2,235 $1,772
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield 12 $43,718 $2,442 $1,946
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside 11 $19,990 $2,087 $1,663
Antelope Valley Hospital Med CenterLancaster 11 $9,738 $2,087 $1,663
St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard 11 $17,733 $2,087 $1,663
Washington HospitalFremont 11 $18,466 $2,390 $1,904
Dominican HospitalSanta Cruz 11 $25,869 $2,224 $1,772
Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae 11 $46,931 $2,370 $1,889
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael 11 $30,560 $2,168 $1,727
St Rose HospitalHayward – – – –
St Joseph HospitalEureka – – – –
St Helena HospitalDeer Park – – – –
Sutter Amador HospitalJackson – – – –
Mercy General HospitalSacramento – – – –
Bakersfield Memorial HospitalBakersfield – – – –
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose – – – –
Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical CenterSylmar – – – –
St Elizabeth Community HospitalRed Bluff – – – –
Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland – – – –
El Centro Regional Medical CenterEl Centro – – – –
California Pacific Medical Ctr - St. Luke's CampusSan Francisco – – – –
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale – – – –
John Muir/Mt Diablo Hlth SystWalnut Creek – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital and Rehab CenterVallejo – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland/RichmondOakland – – – –
Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego – – – –
St Josephs Med Center of StocktonStockton – – – –
San Antonio Community HospitalUpland – – – –
Parkview Community Hospital Medical CenterRiverside – – – –
White Memorial Medical CenterLos Angeles – – – –
Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria – – – –
Lompoc Healthcare DistrictLompoc – – – –
Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge – – – –
Doctors Hospital of MantecaManteca – – – –
Hanford Community Medical CenterHanford – – – –
Woodland Memorial HospitalWoodland – – – –
Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside – – – –
San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - los AngelesLos Angeles – – – –
California Hospital Medical Center laLos Angeles – – – –
Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalGrass Valley – – – –
Ventura County Medical CenterVentura – – – –
PIH Health Hospital-WhittierWhittier – – – –
Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa – – – –
Emanuel Medical Center INCTurlock – – – –
St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach – – – –
Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville – – – –
Sequoia HospitalRedwood City – – – –
Palmdale Regional Medical CenterLancaster – – – –
Alameda HospitalAlameda – – – –
Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista – – – –
Ahmc Anaheim Regional Medical CenterAnaheim – – – –
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical CenterPomona – – – –
French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo – – – –
USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia – – – –
Desert Regional Medical CenterPalm Springs – – – –
Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterColton – – – –
Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)Placerville – – – –
Redlands Community HospitalRedlands – – – –
Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills – – – –
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton – – – –
Sutter Medical Center of Santa RosaSanta Rosa – – – –
Riverside County Regional Medical CenterMoreno Valley – – – –
Mercy HospitalBakersfield – – – –
St Mary Medical CenterApple Valley – – – –
Ukiah Valley Medical Center/Hospital DUkiah – – – –
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley – – – –
Kern Medical CenterBakersfield – – – –
Highland HospitalOakland – – – –
Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla – – – –
Corona Regional Medical CenterCorona – – – –
Salinas Valley Memorial HospitalSalinas – – – –
Pioneers Memorial Healthcare DistrictBrawley – – – –
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance – – – –
Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles – – – –
Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina – – – –
Downey Regional Medical CenterDowney – – – –
Chinese HospitalSan Francisco – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Harbor CityHarbor City – – – –
Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom – – – –
Sutter Coast HospitalCrescent City – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento/RosevilleSacramento – – – –
West Anaheim Medical CenterAnaheim – – – –
St Mary's Medical CenterSan Francisco – – – –
Doctors Medical CenterModesto – – – –
Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley – – – –
Sutter Auburn Faith HospitalAuburn – – – –
Sierra Vista Regional Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo – – – –
Sutter Delta Medical CenterAntioch – – – –
Sutter Davis HospitalDavis – – – –
Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley – – – –
Lakewood Regional Medical CenterLakewood – – – –
San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas – – – –
Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora – – – –
Delano Regional Medical CenterDelano – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital AnaheimAnaheim – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So SacramentoSacramento – – – –
San Ramon Regional Medical CtrSan Ramon – – – –
Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - FresnoFresno – – – –
Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier – – – –
Greater El Monte Community HospitalSouth El Monte – – – –
Marina del Rey HospitalMarina del Rey – – – –
Orange County Global Medical CenterSanta Ana – – – –
Coastal Communities HospitalSanta Ana – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital MantecaManteca – – – –
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - AntiochAntioch – – – –
Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana – – – –
Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin – – – –
Casa Colina HospitalPomona – – – –
Kindred Hospital-SacramentoFolsom – – – –
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at StanfordPalo Alto – – – –
Memorial Care Miller Children's & Women's Hosp LbLong Beach – – – –
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy: all states All California hospitals California hospital finances
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in California

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Palomar Medical CenterEscondido, CA$1,133
UCI Health-OrangeOrange, CA$1,829
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding, CA$1,976
Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno, CA$1,999
Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage, CA$2,010

Highest

Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA$2,442
Northbay Medical CenterFairfield, CA$2,442
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA$2,426
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus HospSan Francisco, CA$2,426
San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco, CA$2,426

Level 3 Airway Endoscopy in other states

Alaska · $1,752 Connecticut · $1,907 Hawaii · $1,973 Massachusetts · $1,814 Nevada · $1,770 New Jersey · $1,818 New York · $1,858 Oregon · $1,824

Questions

How much does level 3 airway endoscopy cost in California?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 3 airway endoscopy (APC 5153) at 176 hospitals in California was billed at $16,693 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $2,134, of which Medicare paid $1,697. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in California, average charges were 7.8 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.