Average charge
$45,503
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$4,778
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$3,797
Average per service
State rank
#49 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in California billed an average of $45,503 for level 4 airway endoscopy, about 9.5 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $4,778 . That payment is 34% above the U.S. average of $3,568.
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 $4,778 Billed $45,503
About 11¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in California billed for this service.
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California hospitals: level 4 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
UCSF Medical Center San Francisco 441
$44,332
$5,246 $4,174
Stanford Hospital Palo Alto 436
$77,939
$5,226 $4,152
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles 212
$95,296
$4,587 $3,650
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento 201
$41,618
$4,645 $3,699
USC University Hospital Los Angeles 184
$28,700
$4,589 $3,652
City of Hope Natl Medical Ctr Duarte 171
$47,733
$4,604 $3,667
University of California San Diego Medical Center San Diego 161
$32,297
$4,604 $3,666
UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles 160
$19,465
$4,398 $3,461
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach 155
$20,079
$4,604 $3,668
Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica 141
$25,198
$4,511 $3,579
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla 118
$34,031
$4,573 $3,637
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas 112
$59,984
$4,539 $3,603
UCI Health-Orange Orange 103
$29,402
$4,604 $3,668
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara 70
$27,689
$4,896 $3,901
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding 66
$11,654
$4,493 $3,552
Community Regional Medical Center Fresno 61
$21,194
$4,604 $3,668
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda 61
$58,294
$4,604 $3,668
Enloe Medical Center Chico 52
$31,374
$4,604 $3,662
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek 50
$85,121
$5,214 $4,154
Memorial Medical Center Modesto 47
$16,460
$4,604 $3,668
El Camino Hospital Mountain View 46
$45,530
$5,273 $4,202
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Torrance 46
$26,511
$4,524 $3,589
St Joseph Hospital Orange 39
$24,870
$4,529 $3,592
Adventist Health Bakersfield Bakersfield 36
$33,175
$4,604 $3,668
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital Rancho Mirage 34
$24,333
$4,604 $3,668
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center San Luis Obispo 33
$67,713
$4,604 $3,668
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael 33
$58,658
$4,783 $3,811
Temecula Valley Hospital Temecula 33
$39,289
$4,604 $3,668
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton 31
$31,114
$4,604 $3,668
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks 31
$77,762
$4,486 $3,550
John Muir Medical Center - Concord Campus Concord 30
$89,866
$5,214 $4,154
Oroville Hospital Oroville 29
$18,078
$4,604 $3,668
Glendale Adventist Medical Ctr Glendale 29
$29,302
$4,604 $3,668
Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville 29
$28,823
$4,783 $3,811
Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego 28
$23,369
$4,473 $3,537
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica 26
$17,487
$4,604 $3,668
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus Hosp San Francisco 25
$40,536
$5,353 $4,265
Sutter General Hospital Sacramento 25
$36,946
$4,910 $3,844
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Salinas 24
$31,815
$4,923 $3,851
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose 24
$139,660
$5,273 $4,202
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Monterey 23
$24,590
$5,273 $4,202
Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med Center Torrance 23
$37,956
$4,604 $3,668
St Helena Hospital Deer Park 22
$156,149
$4,806 $3,829
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank 22
$26,707
$4,604 $3,668
Northbay Medical Center Fairfield 22
$96,928
$5,388 $4,293
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Valencia 22
$62,767
$4,604 $3,668
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Long Beach 21
$39,075
$4,604 $3,666
Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno 20
$21,550
$4,604 $3,668
Palomar Medical Center Escondido 20
$46,816
$2,403 $1,467
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo 20
$23,956
$4,604 $3,660
St Joseph Hospital Eureka 19
$31,150
$4,604 $3,668
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa 18
$43,934
$5,245 $4,179
Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena 18
$28,229
$4,604 $3,668
Highland Hospital Oakland 17
$11,739
$5,201 $4,121
Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame 16
$19,070
$5,353 $4,265
Grossmont Hospital La Mesa 16
$21,558
$4,604 $3,668
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland 16
$37,696
$5,200 $4,143
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton 16
$54,759
$5,273 $4,202
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center Fountain Valley 15
$34,591
$4,604 $3,668
Riverside Community Hospital Riverside 14
$58,802
$4,604 $3,668
St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard 14
$23,732
$4,604 $3,668
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Pomona 14
$69,840
$4,604 $3,668
Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs 14
$93,156
$4,604 $3,668
Sonora Community Hospital Sonora 14
$27,014
$4,931 $3,929
Scripps Memorial Hospital la Jolla La Jolla 13
$33,633
$4,604 $3,668
San Ramon Regional Medical Ctr San Ramon 13
$110,834
$5,214 $4,154
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose 12
$35,141
$5,273 $4,202
Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo 12
$19,529
$5,388 $4,293
Lompoc Healthcare District Lompoc 11
$12,193
$4,604 $3,668
Rideout Memorial Hospital Marysville 11
$26,451
$4,931 $3,929
San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco 11
$39,688
$5,353 $4,265
Kern Medical Center Bakersfield 11
$16,688
$4,515 $3,597
Providence Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana 11
$39,858
$4,604 $3,668
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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 Center Escondido, CA $2,403 UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $4,398 Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA $4,473 Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks, CA $4,486 Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $4,493
Highest
Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo, CA $5,388 Northbay Medical Center Fairfield, CA $5,388 Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA $5,353 California Pacific Medical Ctr-Pacific Campus Hosp San Francisco, CA $5,353 San Francisco General Hospital San Francisco, CA $5,353
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy in other states
Questions
How much does level 4 airway endoscopy cost in California? In 2024 Medicare data, level 4 airway endoscopy (APC 5154) at 185 hospitals in California was billed at $45,503 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $4,778, of which Medicare paid $3,797. 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 9.5 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 .
