facebook tracking Level 3 Airway Endoscopy cost in Texas: 161 hospitals compared (APC 5153)

Level 3 Airway Endoscopy in Texas

What 161 hospitals in Texas charged and were paid for level 3 airway endoscopy (APC 5153), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5153 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $18,487 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $1,508 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $1,195 Average per service
State rank #20 of 48 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Texas billed an average of $18,487 for level 3 airway endoscopy, about 12.3 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,508. That payment is 5% 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 $1,508Billed $18,487

About 8¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Texas billed for this service.

Texas hospitals: level 3 airway endoscopy

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

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Scott & White Memorial HospitalTemple 240 $6,396 $1,492 $1,176
Methodist Hospital,TheHouston 176 $21,597 $1,546 $1,225
UT Southwestern University HospitalDallas 105 $13,420 $1,516 $1,203
Univ of Tx M D Anderson CtrHouston 100 $13,560 $1,549 $1,229
Scott & White Hospital-Round RockRound Rock 91 $7,190 $1,494 $1,190
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas 89 $14,805 $1,487 $1,182
University Health SystemSan Antonio 88 $13,001 $1,459 $1,157
University of Texas Medical Branch GalGalveston 82 $8,495 $1,558 $1,239
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio 65 $25,589 $1,455 $1,152
Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview 49 $30,216 $1,510 $1,203
Mem Hermann Southwest HospHouston 46 $16,614 $1,466 $1,144
St Lukes Episcopal HospitalHouston 43 $27,619 $1,545 $1,222
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at FwFort Worth 40 $18,036 $1,476 $1,159
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio 37 $49,298 $1,473 $1,168
Texoma Healthcare SystemDenison 36 $31,070 $1,527 $1,217
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth 34 $13,911 $1,527 $1,217
Trinity Mother Frances SystTyler 33 $20,436 $1,428 $1,138
Good Shepherd Medical Center MarshallMarshall 30 $8,295 $1,470 $1,157
United Regional Hlth Care SystWichita Falls 29 $11,503 $1,584 $1,259
Denton Regional Medical CenterDenton 28 $30,592 $1,532 $1,221
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble FallsMarble Falls 28 $5,095 $1,577 $1,257
University Medical CenterLubbock 27 $20,098 $1,473 $1,173
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land 26 $18,791 $1,574 $1,254
Baylor Regional Medical Center at PlanoPlano 26 $15,750 $1,434 $1,123
Huguley Health SystemFort Worth 24 $18,021 $1,532 $1,221
Methodist Stone Oak HospitalSan Antonio 24 $24,370 $1,473 $1,171
Baylor Regional Medical Center at GrapevineGrapevine 22 $14,170 $1,532 $1,221
Kingwood Medical CenterKingwood 22 $35,535 $1,574 $1,254
CHRISTUS St Michael Health SystemTexarkana 22 $10,199 $1,473 $1,173
Doctors Hospital at RenaissanceEdinburg 22 $10,716 $1,473 $1,160
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi 21 $11,421 $1,534 $1,222
Clear Lake Regional Medical CenterWebster 21 $40,543 $1,574 $1,254
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College StatiCollege Station 21 $4,666 $1,574 $1,254
Seton Medical Center AustinAustin 20 $55,870 $1,494 $1,181
Bsa HospitalAmarillo 20 $13,318 $1,414 $1,115
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo 20 $14,008 $1,452 $1,131
Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston 20 $22,516 $1,574 $1,254
Houston Methodist the Woodlands HospitalThe Woodlands 20 $41,389 $1,574 $1,254
St Davids HospitalAustin 19 $20,841 $1,494 $1,190
Methodist Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land 19 $19,657 $1,555 $1,235
Covenant Medical CenterLubbock 18 $39,237 $1,473 $1,173
Hendrick Health SystemAbilene 18 $33,148 $1,593 $1,269
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at ShermaSherman 18 $11,391 $1,481 $1,175
Mem Hermann Mem City HospHouston 17 $13,988 $1,574 $1,254
North Austin Medical CenterAustin 17 $36,531 $1,494 $1,190
Plaza Medical Center of Fort WorthFort Worth 16 $32,791 $1,532 $1,221
Hillcrest Baptist Med CenterWaco 15 $10,692 $1,285 $974
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano 15 $13,227 $1,527 $1,217
Memorial Hermann Katy HospitalKaty 15 $17,026 $1,574 $1,251
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall 15 $15,231 $1,527 $1,217
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa HospitalSan Antonio 14 $89,785 $1,473 $1,170
Medical City AllianceFort Worth 14 $35,226 $1,532 $1,221
CHRISTUS HospitalBeaumont 13 $13,888 $1,574 $1,254
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical CenterHouston 13 $28,351 $1,574 $1,248
East Texas Medical CenterTyler 13 $23,584 $1,473 $1,173
Adventhealth Central TexasKilleen 13 $14,079 $1,549 $1,224
Houston Methodist Clear Lake HospitalHouston 13 $19,106 $1,477 $1,157
Providence Health CenterWaco 12 $5,189 $1,528 $1,217
Northwest Texas Hlthcare SystAmarillo 12 $18,933 $1,473 $1,173
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin 12 $39,671 $1,382 $1,083
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas 12 $34,710 $1,426 $1,116
Sid Peterson Memorial HospitalKerrville 11 $9,323 $1,473 $1,170
Paris Regional Medical CenterParis 11 $18,263 $1,517 $1,185
Mem Hermann Baptist HospitalBeaumont 11 $17,469 $1,537 $1,224
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson 11 $9,715 $1,389 $1,085
Lake Granbury Medical CenterGranbury 11 $50,011 $1,532 $1,221
St David's South Austin Medical CenterAustin 11 $25,907 $1,494 $1,190
Providence Memorial HospitalEl Paso – – – –
St Joseph Regional Health CenterBryan – – – –
Parkland Health and Hospital SystemDallas – – – –
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria – – – –
University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso – – – –
Laredo Medical CenterLaredo – – – –
Jps Health NetworkFort Worth – – – –
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas – – – –
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington – – – –
Brazosport Regional Health SystemLake Jackson – – – –
Baylor Medical Center at IrvingIrving – – – –
Titus Regional Medical CenterMt Pleasant – – – –
North Hills HospitalNorth Richland Hills – – – –
HCA Houston Healthcare SoutheastPasadena – – – –
Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin – – – –
Las Palmas Medical CenterEl Paso – – – –
South Texas Health SystemEdinburg – – – –
University Medical Center at BrackenridgeAustin – – – –
Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco – – – –
Medical Center HospitalOdessa – – – –
Midland Memorial HospitalMidland – – – –
Detar Hospital NavarroVictoria – – – –
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital CleburneCleburne – – – –
East Texas Medical Center JacksonvilleJacksonville – – – –
Wadley Regional Medical CenterTexarkana – – – –
Weatherford Regional Medical CenterWeatherford – – – –
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LufkinLufkin – – – –
Medical City DecaturDecatur – – – –
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital-San MarcosSan Marcos – – – –
Harris County Hospital DistrictHouston – – – –
Oakbend Medical CenterRichmond – – – –
Huntsville Memorial HospitalHuntsville – – – –
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville – – – –
Baylor Medical Center at WaxahachieWaxahachie – – – –
Dallas Medical CenterDallas – – – –
East Texas Medical Center AthensAthens – – – –
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial LivingstonLivingston – – – –
Medical Center of McKinneyMcKinney – – – –
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown – – – –
Navarro Regional HospitalCorsicana – – – –
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasDallas – – – –
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical CenterSherman – – – –
Nacogdoches Memorial HospitalNacogdoches – – – –
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-BedfordBedford – – – –
West Houston Medical CenterHouston – – – –
Medical Center of PlanoPlano – – – –
Nacogdoches Medical CenterNacogdoches – – – –
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston – – – –
Valley Regional Medical CenterBrownsville – – – –
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso – – – –
Medical Center of LewisvilleLewisville – – – –
Tomball Regional HospitalTomball – – – –
Medical Center of ArlingtonArlington – – – –
Memorial Hermann NortheastHumble – – – –
Dallas Regional Medical CenterMesquite – – – –
Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen – – – –
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock – – – –
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas – – – –
Lake Pointe Medical CenterRowlett – – – –
Denton Community HospitalDenton – – – –
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest FFort Worth – – – –
Corpus Christi Medical Center,TheCorpus Christi – – – –
Las Colinas Medical CenterIrving – – – –
Baylor Medical Center at FriscoFrisco – – – –
South Texas Spine and Surgical HospitalSan Antonio – – – –
St Luke's the Woodlands HospitalConroe – – – –
Texas Spine and Joint HospitalTyler – – – –
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L PArlington – – – –
Quail Creek Surgical HospitalAmarillo – – – –
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort WorthFort Worth – – – –
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital SouthlakeSouthlake – – – –
Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian HospitDallas – – – –
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery PlanPlano – – – –
Cook Ft Worth Childrens Medical CenterFort Worth – – – –
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital KingwoodKingwood – – – –
Houston Physicians' HospitalWebster – – – –
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield – – – –
The Heart Hospital Baylor PlanoPlano – – – –
Cedar Park Regional Medical CenterCedar Park – – – –
Sierra Providence East Medical CenterEl Paso – – – –
Seton Medical Center HaysKyle – – – –
Texas Regional Medical Center at SunnyvaleSunnyvale – – – –
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower MoundFlower Mound – – – –
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston – – – –
Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand OaksSan Antonio – – – –
Seton Medical Center Harker HeightsHarker Heights – – – –
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinneyMc Kinney – – – –
Ad Hospital East, LLCHouston – – – –
The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso – – – –
Methodist Southlake Medical CenterSouthlake – – – –
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- AustinAustin – – – –
Legent Orthopedic HospitalGrapevine – – – –
Townsen Memorial HospitalHumble – – – –
Legent Surgical Hospital PlanoPlano – – – –
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy: all states All Texas hospitals Texas hospital finances
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Texas

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

Hillcrest Baptist Med CenterWaco, TX$1,285
Woodland Heights Medical CenterLufkin, TX$1,382
Methodist Richardson Medical CenterRichardson, TX$1,389
Bsa HospitalAmarillo, TX$1,414
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas, TX$1,426

Level 3 Airway Endoscopy in other states

Florida · $1,513 Idaho · $1,492 Indiana · $1,527 Iowa · $1,521 Michigan · $1,503 North Carolina · $1,510 Utah · $1,511 Virginia · $1,491

Questions

How much does level 3 airway endoscopy cost in Texas?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 3 airway endoscopy (APC 5153) at 161 hospitals in Texas was billed at $18,487 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,508, of which Medicare paid $1,195. 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 Texas, average charges were 12.3 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.