facebook tracking Level 4 Airway Endoscopy cost in Mississippi: 27 hospitals compared (APC 5154)

Level 4 Airway Endoscopy in Mississippi

What 27 hospitals in Mississippi charged and were paid for level 4 airway endoscopy (APC 5154), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5154 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $17,184 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $3,096 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $2,460 Average per service
State rank #4 of 49 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Mississippi billed an average of $17,184 for level 4 airway endoscopy, about 5.6 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $3,096. That payment is 13% below 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 $3,096Billed $17,184

About 18¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Mississippi billed for this service.

Mississippi hospitals: level 4 airway endoscopy

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

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
University of Mississippi Med CenterJackson 175 $14,574 $3,099 $2,462
Mississippi Baptist Medical CenterJackson 113 $15,832 $3,135 $2,497
North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo 108 $19,018 $3,358 $2,676
Singing River HospitalPascagoula 38 $30,577 $3,082 $2,456
Forrest General HospitalHattiesburg 36 $16,674 $2,923 $2,301
Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven 36 $12,123 $3,164 $2,521
Memorial Hospital at GulfportGulfport 34 $19,413 $2,336 $1,825
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford 33 $12,585 $3,136 $2,498
Rush Foundation HospitalMeridian 23 $17,287 $3,098 $2,469
Baptist Mem Hosp/Golden Triangle INCColumbus 15 $14,881 $2,954 $2,324
Singing River GulfportGulfport 14 $35,671 $3,058 $2,436
Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth 12 $20,912 $2,921 $2,296
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalJackson 12 $18,559 $3,135 $2,498
Southwest Mississippi Med CntrMcComb 11 $7,304 $3,058 $2,436
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany – – – –
Merit Health River RegionVicksburg – – – –
Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville – – – –
South Central Regional Med CtrLaurel – – – –
Central Mississippi Medical CenterJackson – – – –
Natchez Regional Medical CtrNatchez – – – –
Wesley Medical CenterHattiesburg – – – –
Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwood – – – –
Anderson Regional Medical CenterMeridian – – – –
River Oaks HospitalFlowood – – – –
Hancock Medical CenterBay St Louis – – – –
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive Branch – – – –
University of Mississippi Medical Center- GrenadaGrenada – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Mississippi

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

Level 4 Airway Endoscopy in other states

Alabama · $3,038 Kentucky · $3,200 Louisiana · $3,095 Ohio · $3,169 Oklahoma · $3,188 South Carolina · $3,210 Tennessee · $3,125 West Virginia · $3,135

Questions

How much does level 4 airway endoscopy cost in Mississippi?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 4 airway endoscopy (APC 5154) at 27 hospitals in Mississippi was billed at $17,184 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $3,096, of which Medicare paid $2,460. 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 Mississippi, average charges were 5.6 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.