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 Minnesota

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Average payment across these 41 hospitals: $1,528National $1,511 · Minnesota $1,528
Median hospital: $1,536
Lowest to highest: $1,293–$1,632
Medicare procedures: 1,407

41 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
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · CCN 240115	43	$1,293	14% below the national average	$1,025	$5,017
Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd, MN · CCN 240075	16	$1,339	11% below the national average	$1,063	$4,522
Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · CCN 240069	40	$1,372	About average	$1,093	$6,304
Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · CCN 240076	23	$1,403	About average	$1,118	$6,406
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · CCN 240038	93	$1,411	About average	$1,119	$7,183
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240057	14	$1,427	About average	$1,129	$4,562
Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · CCN 240071	16	$1,429	About average	$1,139	$5,618
Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240004	15	$1,455	About average	$1,136	$6,899
M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · CCN 240207	18	$1,479	About average	$1,148	$9,363
M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · CCN 240078	20	$1,485	About average	$1,158	$10,908
St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · CCN 240104	25	$1,487	About average	$1,175	$5,883
Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · CCN 240084	21	$1,496	About average	$1,192	$5,702
Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · CCN 240019	66	$1,496	About average	$1,189	$3,480
Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · CCN 240040	22	$1,496	About average	$1,189	$5,532
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · CCN 240036	18	$1,499	About average	$1,157	$9,277
M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240080	11	$1,511	About average	$1,204	$13,431
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · CCN 240002	20	$1,525	About average	$1,215	$7,758
St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · CCN 240047	40	$1,525	About average	$1,215	$5,917
Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · CCN 240018	55	$1,525	About average	$1,213	$6,279
Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge, MN · CCN 240020	14	$1,536	About average	$1,224	$7,783
Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · CCN 240066	19	$1,536	About average	$1,224	$7,134
M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · CCN 240213	11	$1,536	About average	$1,224	$7,319
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · CCN 240001	17	$1,536	About average	$1,224	$8,721
Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · CCN 240056	19	$1,536	About average	$1,224	$5,451
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · CCN 240053	48	$1,536	About average	$1,224	$8,523
Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · CCN 240106	30	$1,536	About average	$1,224	$7,509
Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · CCN 240050	12	$1,536	About average	$1,221	$8,685
Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · CCN 240014	35	$1,536	About average	$1,217	$7,307
Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · CCN 240214	20	$1,536	About average	$1,214	$5,875
Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · CCN 240064	51	$1,540	About average	$1,224	$7,243
Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · CCN 240006	26	$1,546	About average	$1,232	$4,412
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · CCN 240043	38	$1,555	About average	$1,224	$5,173
Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · CCN 240030	34	$1,555	About average	$1,239	$5,993
Lake Region Healthcare CorporationFergus Falls, MN · CCN 240052	39	$1,582	About average	$1,260	$10,756
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · CCN 240101	12	$1,602	About average	$1,277	$6,429
Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · CCN 240022	13	$1,602	About average	$1,277	$9,286
Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · CCN 240044	24	$1,602	About average	$1,276	$3,393
Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · CCN 240100	64	$1,602	About average	$1,273	$4,298
Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · CCN 240093	79	$1,606	About average	$1,278	$3,554
Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · CCN 240187	32	$1,620	About average	$1,289	$7,613
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · CCN 240010	194	$1,632	About average	$1,298	$10,890

National trend

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

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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.