facebook tracking Level 3 Airway Endoscopy cost in Tennessee: 48 hospitals compared (APC 5153)

Level 3 Airway Endoscopy in Tennessee

What 48 hospitals in Tennessee charged and were paid for level 3 airway endoscopy (APC 5153), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5153 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $10,657 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $1,317 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $1,043 Average per service
State rank #3 of 48 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Tennessee billed an average of $10,657 for level 3 airway endoscopy, about 8.1 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,317. That payment is 17% below 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 $1,317Billed $10,657

About 12¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Tennessee billed for this service.

Tennessee hospitals: level 3 airway endoscopy

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

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Vanderbilt University HospitalNashville 321 $10,492 $1,181 $939
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis 53 $12,569 $1,390 $1,097
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville 50 $6,940 $1,399 $1,107
St Thomas HospitalNashville 49 $7,386 $1,462 $1,165
Henry County Medical CenterParis 47 $6,884 $1,400 $1,111
Memorial Healthcare System, INCChattanooga 40 $7,365 $1,360 $1,062
Methodist Healthcare-MemphisMemphis 39 $11,522 $1,404 $1,106
Univ of Tn Mem HospitalKnoxville 35 $5,966 $1,400 $1,102
Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City 32 $10,959 $1,327 $1,031
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City 27 $14,785 $1,474 $1,175
Centennial Medical CenterNashville 18 $25,815 $1,462 $1,165
Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville 17 $13,081 $1,475 $1,169
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro 12 $10,235 $1,462 $1,165
Jackson-Madison Cnty Gen HospJackson 11 $21,124 $1,522 $1,213
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga 11 $13,031 $1,451 $1,155
St Francis HospitalMemphis 11 $25,766 $1,434 $1,142
Sumner Regional Medical CenterGallatin – – – –
Skyline Medical CenterNashville – – – –
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical CenterBristol – – – –
Wellmont Holston Vly Med CtrKingsport – – – –
Sycamore Shoals HospitalElizabethton – – – –
Williamson Medical CenterFranklin – – – –
Roane Medical CenterHarriman – – – –
Methodist Med Ctr of Oak RidgeOak Ridge – – – –
Vanderbilt Clarksville HospitalClarksville – – – –
Horizon Medical CenterDickson – – – –
Greeneville Community HospitalGreeneville – – – –
St Mary's Jefferson Memorial HospitalJefferson City – – – –
Southern Tennessee Medical CenterWinchester – – – –
Cookeville Regional Med CenterCookeville – – – –
Milan General HospitalMilan – – – –
Tristar Northcrest Medical CenterSpringfield – – – –
Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens – – – –
Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg – – – –
Maury Regional HospitalColumbia – – – –
Leconte Medical CenterSevierville – – – –
Fort Sanders Loudon Med CenterLoudon – – – –
Physicians Regional Medical CenterKnoxville – – – –
Fort Sanders Reg Medical CtrKnoxville – – – –
Harton Regional Medical CenterTullahoma – – – –
Summit Medical CenterHermitage – – – –
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga – – – –
Indian Path Medical CenterKingsport – – – –
Cleveland Community HospitalCleveland – – – –
Vanderbilt Wilson County HospitalLebanon – – – –
Hendersonville Medical CenterHendersonville – – – –
Stonecrest Medical CenterSmyrna – – – –
Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Tennessee

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

Vanderbilt University HospitalNashville, TN$1,181
Franklin Woods Community HospitalJohnson City, TN$1,327
Memorial Healthcare System, INCChattanooga, TN$1,360
Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis, TN$1,390
Parkwest Medical CenterKnoxville, TN$1,399

Highest

Jackson-Madison Cnty Gen HospJackson, TN$1,522
Blount Memorial HospitalMaryville, TN$1,475
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City, TN$1,474
Saint Thomas Rutherford HospitalMurfreesboro, TN$1,462
St Thomas HospitalNashville, TN$1,462

Level 3 Airway Endoscopy in other states

Alabama · $1,404 Arizona · $1,334 Kansas · $1,375 Louisiana · $1,380 Mississippi · $1,369 Nebraska · $1,286 Ohio · $1,381 West Virginia · $1,421

Questions

How much does level 3 airway endoscopy cost in Tennessee?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 3 airway endoscopy (APC 5153) at 48 hospitals in Tennessee was billed at $10,657 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,317, of which Medicare paid $1,043. 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 Tennessee, average charges were 8.1 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.