Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $1,511 per procedure at 1,819 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $1,386 and $1,603.
Also known as: Orthopedic surgery, arthroscopy, outpatient joint surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $1,511
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $1,386–$1,603
- Medicare’s share
- $1,196
- Average billed charge
- $12,397
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,819
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1,817 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic | 176 | $1,336 | 12% below the national average | $1,060 | $7,361 |
| Clark Regional Medical Center | 20 | $1,336 | 12% below the national average | $1,052 | $15,214 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 17 | $1,336 | 12% below the national average | $1,054 | $7,217 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center | 12 | $1,337 | 12% below the national average | $1,048 | $7,891 |
| Marymount Hospital | 31 | $1,337 | 12% below the national average | $1,058 | $9,778 |
| Davis Medical Center | 35 | $1,337 | 12% below the national average | $1,052 | $4,749 |
| St Marys Hospital | 16 | $1,337 | 11% below the national average | $1,035 | $12,081 |
| West Chester Hospital | 36 | $1,338 | 11% below the national average | $1,052 | $12,498 |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | 113 | $1,338 | 11% below the national average | $1,055 | $32,174 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 63 | $1,338 | 11% below the national average | $1,059 | $17,581 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 16 | $1,338 | 11% below the national average | $1,032 | $29,973 |
| Burke Medical Center | 45 | $1,339 | 11% below the national average | $1,063 | $8,860 |
| Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center | 16 | $1,339 | 11% below the national average | $1,063 | $4,522 |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport | 175 | $1,340 | 11% below the national average | $1,059 | $6,518 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | 13 | $1,340 | 11% below the national average | $1,050 | $12,854 |
| Reading Hospital | 18 | $1,340 | 11% below the national average | $1,040 | $13,723 |
| Williamson Medical Center | 25 | $1,341 | 11% below the national average | $1,049 | $8,574 |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery | 25 | $1,341 | 11% below the national average | $1,058 | $25,493 |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | 88 | $1,341 | 11% below the national average | $1,055 | $9,510 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 21 | $1,342 | 11% below the national average | $1,054 | $14,554 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 32 | $1,342 | 11% below the national average | $1,062 | $14,086 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 80 | $1,342 | 11% below the national average | $1,059 | $8,580 |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital | 34 | $1,343 | 11% below the national average | $1,060 | $6,852 |
| John Randolph Medical Center | 20 | $1,343 | 11% below the national average | $1,040 | $42,775 |
| Institute For Orthopaedic Surgery | 139 | $1,344 | 11% below the national average | $1,065 | $5,088 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 29 | $1,344 | 11% below the national average | $1,071 | $7,115 |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 93 | $1,345 | 11% below the national average | $1,059 | $9,336 |
| McLaren Oakland | 16 | $1,345 | 11% below the national average | $1,046 | $7,474 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 27 | $1,345 | 11% below the national average | $1,057 | $18,432 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 17 | $1,346 | 11% below the national average | $1,061 | $7,962 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | 11 | $1,346 | 11% below the national average | $1,072 | $7,738 |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center | 42 | $1,346 | 11% below the national average | $1,056 | $27,432 |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital | 142 | $1,347 | 11% below the national average | $1,064 | $6,145 |
| Intermountain Health Layton Hospital | 25 | $1,348 | 11% below the national average | $1,054 | $7,546 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | 11 | $1,348 | 11% below the national average | $1,074 | $13,782 |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | 12 | $1,348 | 11% below the national average | $1,074 | $11,512 |
| Saint Joseph London | 13 | $1,349 | 11% below the national average | $1,058 | $13,711 |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 90 | $1,349 | 11% below the national average | $1,068 | $6,873 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital St Louis | 20 | $1,349 | 11% below the national average | $1,063 | $8,653 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | 12 | $1,350 | 11% below the national average | $1,057 | $8,548 |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas | 122 | $1,350 | 11% below the national average | $1,071 | $13,866 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 11 | $1,350 | 11% below the national average | $1,075 | $8,418 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 147 | $1,350 | 11% below the national average | $1,070 | $12,416 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 11 | $1,350 | 11% below the national average | $1,054 | $13,667 |
| Lima Memorial Health System | 15 | $1,351 | 11% below the national average | $1,076 | $20,640 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | 163 | $1,351 | 11% below the national average | $1,066 | $12,130 |
| St Francis-Downtown | 93 | $1,351 | 11% below the national average | $1,063 | $12,097 |
| Baptist Medical Center - Nassau | 11 | $1,351 | 11% below the national average | $1,031 | $12,862 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 211 | $1,351 | 11% below the national average | $1,067 | $4,584 |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | 13 | $1,351 | 11% below the national average | $1,077 | $13,045 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
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| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,336 | $9,994 |
| 2021 | $1,385 | $10K |
| 2022 | $1,402 | $11K |
| 2023 | $1,399 | $12K |
| 2024 | $1,511 | $12K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 501 | $686 | $655–$932 |
| Mississippi | 15 | 447 | $1,143 | $1,298–$1,315 |
| South Carolina | 38 | 1,868 | $1,302 | $1,339–$1,387 |
| Alabama | 28 | 868 | $1,311 | $1,300–$1,349 |
| Tennessee | 37 | 1,298 | $1,317 | $1,309–$1,381 |
| Louisiana | 28 | 1,063 | $1,333 | $1,306–$1,360 |
| West Virginia | 19 | 586 | $1,333 | $1,293–$1,363 |
| Georgia | 54 | 1,512 | $1,343 | $1,358–$1,465 |
| Ohio | 86 | 3,612 | $1,346 | $1,332–$1,398 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 971 | $1,363 | $1,334–$1,395 |
| Oklahoma | 38 | 1,936 | $1,366 | $1,353–$1,397 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 1,351 | $1,375 | $1,351–$1,434 |
| Michigan | 59 | 2,063 | $1,378 | $1,377–$1,435 |
| Kansas | 27 | 1,211 | $1,391 | $1,372–$1,429 |
| Iowa | 20 | 704 | $1,392 | $1,363–$1,434 |
| Missouri | 48 | 1,646 | $1,397 | $1,373–$1,447 |
| Indiana | 46 | 1,499 | $1,414 | $1,433–$1,463 |
| Texas | 135 | 5,815 | $1,414 | $1,395–$1,449 |
| Idaho | 13 | 667 | $1,418 | $1,446–$1,498 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 776 | $1,424 | $1,405–$1,462 |
| Florida | 101 | 3,550 | $1,425 | $1,428–$1,456 |
| Virginia | 52 | 2,383 | $1,426 | $1,384–$1,500 |
| North Carolina | 55 | 2,093 | $1,428 | $1,399–$1,447 |
| Utah | 25 | 731 | $1,432 | $1,395–$1,440 |
| Maine | 11 | 315 | $1,451 | $1,402–$1,496 |
| Pennsylvania | 89 | 4,368 | $1,454 | $1,422–$1,538 |
| Wisconsin | 48 | 1,852 | $1,461 | $1,441–$1,491 |
| Illinois | 66 | 2,210 | $1,486 | $1,455–$1,526 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 474 | $1,502 | $1,400–$1,499 |
| Colorado | 27 | 746 | $1,510 | $1,530–$1,533 |
| Montana | 9 | 389 | $1,516 | $1,499–$1,519 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | 475 | $1,522 | $1,505–$1,539 |
| South Dakota | 13 | 1,029 | $1,525 | $1,498–$1,614 |
| Minnesota | 41 | 1,407 | $1,528 | $1,487–$1,546 |
| North Dakota | 5 | 594 | $1,541 | $1,507–$1,572 |
| Arizona | 40 | 1,437 | $1,570 | $1,566–$1,568 |
| Wyoming | 6 | 118 | $1,584 | $1,527–$1,614 |
| Delaware | 5 | 335 | $1,610 | $1,613–$1,613 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 233 | $1,617 | $1,583–$1,631 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 172 | $1,623 | $1,644–$1,644 |
| Washington | 40 | 2,105 | $1,649 | $1,603–$1,690 |
| New Jersey | 38 | 1,533 | $1,689 | $1,675–$1,704 |
| Alaska | 6 | 195 | $1,697 | $1,668–$1,720 |
| Massachusetts | 47 | 3,693 | $1,708 | $1,695–$1,726 |
| Nevada | 16 | 427 | $1,711 | $1,699–$1,722 |
| Oregon | 26 | 779 | $1,720 | $1,651–$1,730 |
| New York | 89 | 4,787 | $1,731 | $1,704–$1,815 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 595 | $1,788 | $1,762–$1,809 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 274 | $1,893 | $1,809–$1,980 |
| California | 138 | 5,100 | $2,038 | $1,976–$2,116 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.