Level 5 Airway Endoscopy in Pennsylvania
What 88 hospitals in Pennsylvania charged and were paid for level 5 airway endoscopy (APC 5155), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$55,106
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$6,484
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$5,157
Average per service
State rank
#32 of 48
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Pennsylvania billed an average of $55,106 for level 5 airway endoscopy, about 8.5 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $6,484. That payment is about the same as the U.S. average of $6,508.
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 $6,484Billed $55,106
About 12¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Pennsylvania billed for this service.
Pennsylvania hospitals: level 5 airway endoscopy
Every Pennsylvania hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital of the Univ of PaPhiladelphia | 183 | $69,945 | $6,850 | $5,458 |
| York HospitalYork | 132 | $36,321 | $6,442 | $5,133 |
| Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia | 126 | $55,359 | $6,527 | $5,201 |
| Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown | 112 | $99,604 | $6,581 | $5,224 |
| Jefferson Health- NortheastPhiladelphia | 85 | $28,876 | $6,520 | $5,169 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville | 82 | $78,542 | $6,113 | $4,870 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg | 73 | $27,687 | $5,999 | $4,753 |
| Dubois Regional Medical CenterDubois | 70 | $35,368 | $6,547 | $5,215 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia | 68 | $77,262 | $6,815 | $5,413 |
| Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia | 62 | $50,234 | $6,895 | $5,494 |
| Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood | 52 | $39,423 | $6,502 | $5,160 |
| St Luke's Hospital BethlehemBethlehem | 48 | $70,913 | $6,676 | $5,319 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh | 48 | $71,746 | $6,113 | $4,871 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City | 47 | $34,346 | $6,113 | $4,867 |
| Abington Memorial HospitalAbington | 42 | $53,699 | $6,299 | $4,994 |
| Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia | 39 | $54,976 | $6,514 | $5,162 |
| UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh | 38 | $78,545 | $6,113 | $4,871 |
| AHN Wexford HospitalWexford | 37 | $74,027 | $5,981 | $4,739 |
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading | 35 | $29,605 | $5,969 | $4,698 |
| Doylestown HospitalDoylestown | 33 | $32,604 | $6,603 | $5,261 |
| UPMC PassavantPittsburgh | 29 | $49,694 | $6,113 | $4,871 |
| Grand View HospitalSellersville | 25 | $23,596 | $6,603 | $5,261 |
| Hamot Medical CenterErie | 24 | $44,657 | $6,974 | $5,508 |
| Hanover HospitalHanover | 24 | $31,492 | $6,442 | $5,133 |
| Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg | 23 | $29,707 | $6,829 | $5,410 |
| Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey | 23 | $105,434 | $6,442 | $5,133 |
| Saint Vincent Health CenterErie | 14 | $40,537 | $7,213 | $5,747 |
| Surgical Institute of ReadingWyomissing | 14 | $52,903 | $6,161 | $4,909 |
| Main Line Hospital PaoliPaoli | 13 | $19,795 | $6,603 | $5,261 |
| Robert Packer HospitalSayre | 12 | $48,866 | $6,287 | $5,009 |
| Lancaster General HospitalLancaster | 12 | $26,854 | $6,366 | $5,072 |
| Main Line Hospital Bryn Mawr CampusBryn Mawr | 12 | $25,065 | $6,603 | $5,261 |
| Chester County HospitalWest Chester | 12 | $55,134 | $6,603 | $5,261 |
| Crozer Chester Medical CenterChester | 12 | $36,210 | $6,649 | $5,298 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical CenterClairton | 12 | $32,534 | $6,113 | $4,871 |
| Western Pennsylvania Hosp Forbes Regional CampusMonroeville | 12 | $26,579 | $6,113 | $4,871 |
| Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College | 12 | $38,403 | $6,907 | $5,503 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia | 11 | $105,312 | $6,895 | $5,494 |
| Conemaugh Valley Memorial HospitalJohnstown | 11 | $36,911 | $6,547 | $5,216 |
| St Clair Memorial HospitalPittsburgh | 11 | $99,077 | $6,113 | $4,871 |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola | 11 | $94,932 | $6,133 | $4,887 |
| Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Spirit HospitalCamp Hill | – | – | – | – |
| Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg | – | – | – | – |
| Chestnut Hill HospitalPhiladelphia | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC MercyPittsburgh | – | – | – | – |
| Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville | – | – | – | – |
| St Luke's Quakertown HospitalQuakertown | – | – | – | – |
| Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver | – | – | – | – |
| Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley | – | – | – | – |
| Somerset HospitalSomerset | – | – | – | – |
| Uniontown HospitalUniontown | – | – | – | – |
| Washington Hospital, theWashington | – | – | – | – |
| Williamsport Hospital & Medical CenterWilliamsport | – | – | – | – |
| Lewistown HospitalLewistown | – | – | – | – |
| Nason HospitalRoaring Spring | – | – | – | – |
| Altoona Regional Health SystemAltoona | – | – | – | – |
| West Penn HospitalPittsburgh | – | – | – | – |
| Northwest Medical CenterOil City | – | – | – | – |
| Holy Redeemer Hosp and Med CtrJenkintown | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC MemorialYork | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC St MargaretPittsburgh | – | – | – | – |
| Meadville Medical CenterMeadville | – | – | – | – |
| Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health SystemPittsburgh | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC BedfordEverett | – | – | – | – |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale | – | – | – | – |
| Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre | – | – | – | – |
| Albert Einstein Medical CenterPhiladelphia | – | – | – | – |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburg | – | – | – | – |
| Mercy Health SystemConshohocken | – | – | – | – |
| ACMH HospitalKittanning | – | – | – | – |
| Butler Health SystemButler | – | – | – | – |
| Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana | – | – | – | – |
| UPMC HorizonGreenville | – | – | – | – |
| Highlands HospitalConnellsville | – | – | – | – |
| Hazleton General HospitalHazleton | – | – | – | – |
| Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney | – | – | – | – |
| Pocono Medical CenterEast Stroudsburg | – | – | – | – |
| Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphia | – | – | – | – |
| Latrobe Area HospitalLatrobe | – | – | – | – |
| Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia | – | – | – | – |
| Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata | – | – | – | – |
| Geisinger Wyoming Vly Med CtrWilkes-Barre | – | – | – | – |
| Physicians Care Surgical HospitalRoyersford | – | – | – | – |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston | – | – | – | – |
| Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton | – | – | – | – |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg | – | – | – | – |
| Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Pennsylvania
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
| Reading Hospital and Med CtrWest Reading, PA | $5,969 |
|---|---|
| AHN Wexford HospitalWexford, PA | $5,981 |
| UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA | $5,999 |
| Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA | $6,113 |
| Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA | $6,113 |
Highest
| Saint Vincent Health CenterErie, PA | $7,213 |
|---|---|
| Hamot Medical CenterErie, PA | $6,974 |
| Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA | $6,907 |
| Temple University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA | $6,895 |
| Pennsylvania Hosp of the Univ of Pa Health SysPhiladelphia, PA | $6,895 |
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy in other states
Questions
How much does level 5 airway endoscopy cost in Pennsylvania?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 5 airway endoscopy (APC 5155) at 88 hospitals in Pennsylvania was billed at $55,106 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $6,484, of which Medicare paid $5,157. 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 Pennsylvania, average charges were 8.5 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.