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 Georgia

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Average payment across these 53 hospitals: $1,340National $1,511 · Georgia $1,343
Median hospital: $1,422
Lowest to highest: $968–$1,492
Medicare procedures: 1,487

53 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · CCN 110043	70	$968	36% below the national average	$770	$7,953
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · CCN 110008	114	$1,027	32% below the national average	$812	$12,037
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	76	$1,123	26% below the national average	$886	$20,356
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	48	$1,166	23% below the national average	$915	$19,349
Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA · CCN 110200	15	$1,214	20% below the national average	$926	$12,872
Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · CCN 110024	11	$1,260	17% below the national average	$984	$14,126
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · CCN 110089	22	$1,297	14% below the national average	$1,001	$13,981
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110028	26	$1,318	13% below the national average	$1,039	$11,284
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · CCN 110036	19	$1,323	12% below the national average	$1,044	$14,583
Southwell Medical, A Campus Of The Regional Medical CenterAdel, GA · CCN 110101	37	$1,329	12% below the national average	$1,053	$8,831
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · CCN 110095	23	$1,329	12% below the national average	$1,050	$7,349
Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro, GA · CCN 110113	45	$1,339	11% below the national average	$1,063	$8,860
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega, GA · CCN 110237	13	$1,340	11% below the national average	$1,050	$12,854
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · CCN 110064	12	$1,358	10% below the national average	$1,082	$15,616
Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA · CCN 110041	15	$1,358	10% below the national average	$1,082	$17,621
SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · CCN 110122	37	$1,358	10% below the national average	$1,082	$12,025
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · CCN 110129	36	$1,359	10% below the national average	$1,080	$15,485
Stephens County HospitalToccoa, GA · CCN 110032	13	$1,359	10% below the national average	$1,075	$17,077
Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110177	14	$1,360	About average	$1,084	$50,410
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · CCN 110034	16	$1,360	About average	$1,076	$29,966
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · CCN 110069	22	$1,373	About average	$1,094	$8,458
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · CCN 110038	15	$1,378	About average	$1,096	$8,085
Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe, GA · CCN 110046	21	$1,379	About average	$1,061	$18,481
Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon, GA · CCN 110201	25	$1,380	About average	$1,097	$20,487
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · CCN 110074	48	$1,394	About average	$1,096	$19,991
Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · CCN 110125	38	$1,421	About average	$1,132	$33,351
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · CCN 110018	17	$1,422	About average	$1,118	$19,749
Blue Ridge Medical CenterBlue Ridge, GA · CCN 110780	45	$1,426	About average	$1,150	$25,571
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur, GA · CCN 110076	19	$1,429	About average	$1,126	$8,473
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · CCN 110029	82	$1,437	About average	$1,137	$17,166
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · CCN 110107	14	$1,437	About average	$1,145	$13,458
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · CCN 110215	22	$1,438	About average	$1,126	$16,876
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110082	13	$1,444	About average	$1,151	$8,173
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · CCN 110252	23	$1,448	About average	$1,134	$17,549
Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA · CCN 110051	42	$1,455	About average	$1,159	$9,142
Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden CampusSaint Marys, GA · CCN 110146	18	$1,455	About average	$1,149	$8,897
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · CCN 110007	21	$1,465	About average	$1,148	$9,228
AdventHealth GordonCalhoun, GA · CCN 110023	16	$1,465	About average	$1,168	$21,654
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · CCN 110054	16	$1,465	About average	$1,168	$22,285
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton, GA · CCN 110001	17	$1,465	About average	$1,168	$12,609
St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · CCN 110006	22	$1,465	About average	$1,168	$16,187
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · CCN 110025	54	$1,475	About average	$1,165	$7,553
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek, GA · CCN 110230	14	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$6,582
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	17	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$8,069
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110161	21	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$14,017
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · CCN 110030	21	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$20,513
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · CCN 110191	18	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$19,726
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper, GA · CCN 110225	17	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$19,812
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · CCN 110229	19	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$17,774
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110079	12	$1,492	About average	$1,188	$31,918

National trend

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

Average payment
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.