Average charge
$50,006
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$6,074
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$4,822
Average per service
State rank
#18 of 48
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Texas billed an average of $50,006 for level 5 airway endoscopy, about 8.2 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $6,074 . That payment is 7% below 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 $6,074 Billed $50,006
About 12¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Texas billed for this service.
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Texas hospitals: level 5 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 205
$38,496
$6,208 $4,921
UT Southwestern University Hospital Dallas 164
$37,319
$6,099 $4,848
Methodist Hospital,The Houston 136
$57,328
$6,272 $4,981
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas 114
$33,102
$5,883 $4,652
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Fort Worth 99
$40,096
$6,110 $4,858
Trinity Mother Frances Syst Tyler 95
$47,058
$5,939 $4,732
Methodist Hospital San Antonio 92
$53,954
$5,939 $4,732
Scott & White Memorial Hospital Temple 77
$26,033
$6,117 $4,847
Providence Health Center Waco 57
$34,749
$6,053 $4,823
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas 56
$37,662
$6,072 $4,820
Seton Medical Center Austin Austin 52
$70,417
$5,932 $4,707
Shannon Medical Center San Angelo 52
$22,262
$6,068 $4,775
St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin 50
$87,049
$6,024 $4,800
Denton Regional Medical Center Denton 49
$92,433
$6,108 $4,851
CHRISTUS St Michael Health System Texarkana 44
$48,708
$5,831 $4,623
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Houston 42
$73,043
$6,346 $5,056
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo 39
$37,334
$5,817 $4,607
Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian Hospit Dallas 39
$31,552
$6,159 $4,907
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine Grapevine 37
$31,275
$6,179 $4,918
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth Fort Worth 37
$113,988
$6,046 $4,790
St Joseph Regional Health Center Bryan 35
$51,810
$5,825 $4,608
Texoma Healthcare System Denison 35
$58,549
$5,879 $4,627
East Texas Medical Center Tyler 33
$61,623
$5,939 $4,732
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano 33
$41,939
$5,862 $4,604
St Lukes Episcopal Hospital Houston 31
$39,980
$6,183 $4,893
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 30
$83,941
$6,187 $4,929
Hillcrest Baptist Med Center Waco 29
$14,364
$6,162 $4,909
Hendrick Health System Abilene 29
$50,283
$5,831 $4,610
University of Texas Medical Branch Gal Galveston 26
$50,098
$6,200 $4,940
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown 26
$67,999
$6,346 $5,056
North Austin Medical Center Austin 24
$108,140
$5,824 $4,600
Good Shepherd Medical Center Marshall Marshall 22
$60,014
$5,868 $4,631
Mem Hermann Southwest Hosp Houston 21
$45,946
$6,106 $4,816
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center Webster 21
$104,796
$6,124 $4,834
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston 21
$62,512
$6,346 $5,056
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston 21
$76,211
$6,346 $5,056
Baptist Medical Center San Antonio 20
$99,526
$5,702 $4,495
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth 20
$34,830
$6,059 $4,828
University Health System San Antonio 17
$27,469
$5,939 $4,732
Mem Hermann Mem City Hosp Houston 17
$34,049
$6,346 $5,056
Baylor Medical Center at Frisco Frisco 17
$26,320
$6,159 $4,902
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Plano 17
$29,347
$6,159 $4,907
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood 16
$43,658
$6,346 $5,056
Houston Physicians' Hospital Webster 16
$115,349
$6,346 $5,056
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock 15
$80,519
$5,939 $4,728
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio 15
$88,789
$5,939 $4,732
Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock Round Rock 15
$15,426
$6,024 $4,800
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington 14
$32,018
$6,179 $4,923
Hill Country Memorial Hospital Fredericksburg 14
$39,315
$5,939 $4,729
Huguley Health System Fort Worth 14
$52,071
$6,179 $4,923
Kingwood Medical Center Kingwood 14
$111,845
$6,346 $5,056
Hunt Regional Medical Center Greenville 13
$17,937
$6,159 $4,907
University Medical Center Lubbock 13
$60,001
$5,939 $4,732
Midland Memorial Hospital Midland 12
$33,693
$5,939 $4,732
Bsa Hospital Amarillo 12
$57,686
$5,939 $4,732
Medical Center of Plano Plano 12
$73,123
$6,159 $4,907
Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands 12
$76,648
$5,925 $4,635
United Regional Hlth Care Syst Wichita Falls 11
$35,610
$6,389 $5,091
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson 11
$17,545
$6,040 $4,812
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Southlake 11
$23,004
$6,179 $4,923
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Texas Spine and Joint Hospital Tyler –
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Methodist Hospital for Surgery Addison –
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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
Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX $5,702 Quail Creek Surgical Hospital Amarillo, TX $5,817 North Austin Medical Center Austin, TX $5,824 St Joseph Regional Health Center Bryan, TX $5,825 CHRISTUS St Michael Health System Texarkana, TX $5,831
Highest
United Regional Hlth Care Syst Wichita Falls, TX $6,389 Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Houston, TX $6,346 Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX $6,346 Mem Hermann Mem City Hosp Houston, TX $6,346 Kingwood Medical Center Kingwood, TX $6,346
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy in other states
Questions
How much does level 5 airway endoscopy cost in Texas? In 2024 Medicare data, level 5 airway endoscopy (APC 5155) at 133 hospitals in Texas was billed at $50,006 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $6,074, of which Medicare paid $4,822. 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 8.2 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 .
