Outpatient procedure · APC 5112 · Surgery or procedure

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: $1,19679% of the payment
Average billed charge: $12,397
Hospitals reporting: 1,81974,793 procedures

Hospitals in Connecticut

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Average payment across these 21 hospitals: $1,788National $1,511 · Connecticut $1,788
Median hospital: $1,793
Lowest to highest: $1,634–$1,920
Medicare procedures: 595

21 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT · CCN 070007	18	$1,634	About average	$1,270	$9,198
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · CCN 070025	17	$1,709	13% above the national average	$1,344	$14,457
The Hospital Of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT · CCN 070035	16	$1,720	14% above the national average	$1,352	$6,918
Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · CCN 070033	25	$1,749	16% above the national average	$1,389	$10,514
John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · CCN 070036	80	$1,757	16% above the national average	$1,392	$6,662
Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · CCN 070016	46	$1,762	17% above the national average	$1,392	$13,277
Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · CCN 070006	45	$1,778	18% above the national average	$1,406	$15,529
Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · CCN 070029	17	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,428	$13,725
Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · CCN 070011	11	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,428	$7,411
Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · CCN 070027	12	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,428	$23,287
MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · CCN 070017	29	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,428	$9,773
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · CCN 070002	13	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,428	$17,345
William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT · CCN 070024	12	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,428	$9,665
Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic, CT · CCN 070021	17	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,428	$10,919
Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT · CCN 070005	19	$1,793	19% above the national average	$1,424	$19,392
Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · CCN 070034	17	$1,809	20% above the national average	$1,441	$13,679
Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · CCN 070022	92	$1,809	20% above the national average	$1,439	$7,601
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · CCN 070010	25	$1,809	20% above the national average	$1,442	$11,080
Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich, CT · CCN 070018	25	$1,810	20% above the national average	$1,442	$8,774
Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT · CCN 070020	16	$1,810	20% above the national average	$1,442	$9,574
Sharon HospitalSharon, CT · CCN 070004	43	$1,920	27% above the national average	$1,530	$4,211

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

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Average billed charge

2020: 72,034 procedures at 1,920 hospitals · 2021: 76,736 procedures at 1,979 hospitals · 2022: 76,304 procedures at 1,953 hospitals · 2023: 74,709 procedures at 1,886 hospitals · 2024: 74,793 procedures at 1,819 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
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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Average payment by state for Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures, 2024
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.