Average charge
$31,554
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$3,329
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$2,642
Average per service
State rank
#18 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Texas billed an average of $31,554 for level 4 airway endoscopy, about 9.5 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $3,329 . That payment is 7% 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 $3,329 Billed $31,554
About 11¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Texas billed for this service.
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Texas hospitals: level 4 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
Univ of Tx M D Anderson Ctr Houston 555
$22,652
$3,425 $2,721
UT Southwestern University Hospital Dallas 270
$17,991
$3,310 $2,623
Methodist Hospital,The Houston 242
$34,995
$3,462 $2,754
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas 214
$22,207
$3,225 $2,552
St Lukes Episcopal Hospital Houston 113
$24,234
$3,357 $2,650
Scott & White Memorial Hospital Temple 106
$17,291
$3,238 $2,543
Trinity Mother Frances Syst Tyler 94
$28,535
$3,196 $2,534
Texoma Healthcare System Denison 89
$44,918
$3,249 $2,564
Methodist Hospital San Antonio 89
$41,582
$3,249 $2,589
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Houston 86
$46,654
$3,408 $2,701
University Health System San Antonio 81
$14,694
$3,249 $2,589
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fw Fort Worth 80
$24,301
$3,381 $2,688
Seton Medical Center Austin Austin 77
$49,526
$3,296 $2,626
East Texas Medical Center Tyler 72
$42,153
$3,177 $2,517
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock 67
$56,072
$3,249 $2,586
Mem Hermann Southwest Hosp Houston 66
$34,076
$3,447 $2,740
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Fort Worth 59
$23,852
$3,370 $2,685
University Medical Center Lubbock 57
$53,103
$3,166 $2,505
CHRISTUS St Michael Health System Texarkana 50
$16,805
$3,198 $2,536
United Regional Hlth Care Syst Wichita Falls 48
$18,660
$3,438 $2,727
Baptist Medical Center San Antonio 48
$79,037
$3,249 $2,589
Hendrick Health System Abilene 42
$32,327
$3,200 $2,550
Hillcrest Baptist Med Center Waco 38
$16,066
$3,069 $2,383
North Austin Medical Center Austin 36
$70,284
$3,250 $2,588
Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock Round Rock 35
$18,860
$3,296 $2,626
St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin 33
$57,639
$3,296 $2,626
Longview Regional Medical Center Longview 31
$33,993
$3,260 $2,582
Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands 31
$45,256
$3,383 $2,677
Methodist Stone Oak Hospital San Antonio 30
$31,052
$3,249 $2,589
University of Texas Medical Branch Gal Galveston 29
$24,326
$3,472 $2,767
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas 29
$27,207
$3,370 $2,685
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center Webster 28
$79,044
$3,374 $2,668
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth Fort Worth 28
$73,055
$3,285 $2,597
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston 28
$55,226
$3,472 $2,767
Jps Health Network Fort Worth 27
$21,481
$3,381 $2,694
Shannon Medical Center San Angelo 27
$19,531
$3,377 $2,670
Denton Regional Medical Center Denton 27
$64,916
$3,381 $2,694
Huguley Health System Fort Worth 27
$37,860
$3,381 $2,694
St Joseph Regional Health Center Bryan 26
$41,525
$3,262 $2,594
Bsa Hospital Amarillo 24
$41,345
$3,154 $2,494
St Davids Hospital Austin 24
$36,358
$3,296 $2,626
Providence Memorial Hospital El Paso 23
$48,052
$3,137 $2,445
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston 23
$42,564
$3,472 $2,767
Providence Health Center Waco 22
$19,539
$3,249 $2,559
Kingwood Medical Center Kingwood 22
$66,102
$3,472 $2,767
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston Livingston 21
$20,330
$3,719 $2,963
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Houston 21
$29,220
$3,341 $2,635
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 20
$17,526
$3,385 $2,697
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine Grapevine 19
$19,743
$3,381 $2,694
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo 19
$13,957
$2,978 $2,317
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio 18
$50,192
$3,109 $2,449
Mem Hermann Mem City Hosp Houston 18
$30,013
$3,472 $2,767
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land 18
$29,914
$3,472 $2,767
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Plano 18
$22,746
$3,370 $2,685
Parkland Health and Hospital System Dallas 17
$24,662
$3,370 $2,685
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown 17
$50,737
$3,472 $2,767
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano 16
$23,244
$3,370 $2,685
Citizens Medical Center Victoria 15
$15,759
$3,268 $2,604
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson 15
$13,395
$3,305 $2,633
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma Sherman 15
$17,864
$3,268 $2,604
Medical Center Hospital Odessa 13
$11,582
$3,249 $2,586
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Fredericksburg 13
$15,036
$3,250 $2,572
Paris Regional Medical Center Paris 12
$38,753
$3,609 $2,876
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinney Mc Kinney 12
$17,605
$3,146 $2,461
CHRISTUS Hospital Beaumont 11
$18,100
$3,472 $2,767
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin 11
$12,280
$3,249 $2,589
Medical Center of McKinney McKinney 11
$56,986
$3,370 $2,685
Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas 11
$70,874
$3,370 $2,685
Medical Center of Plano Plano 11
$52,377
$3,370 $2,685
Corpus Christi Medical Center,The Corpus Christi 11
$45,489
$3,385 $2,697
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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
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo, TX $2,978 Hillcrest Baptist Med Center Waco, TX $3,069 CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio, TX $3,109 Providence Memorial Hospital El Paso, TX $3,137 Baylor Scott and White Medical Center McKinney Mc Kinney, TX $3,146
Highest
CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $3,719 Paris Regional Medical Center Paris, TX $3,609 University of Texas Medical Branch Gal Galveston, TX $3,472 CHRISTUS Hospital Beaumont, TX $3,472 Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $3,472
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy in other states
Questions
How much does level 4 airway endoscopy cost in Texas? In 2024 Medicare data, level 4 airway endoscopy (APC 5154) at 160 hospitals in Texas was billed at $31,554 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $3,329, of which Medicare paid $2,642. 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 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 .
