Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $2,995 per procedure at 2,123 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $2,769 and $3,147.
Also known as: Orthopedic surgery, arthroscopy, outpatient joint surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $2,995
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $2,769–$3,147
- Medicare’s share
- $2,373
- Average billed charge
- $23,965
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,123
Hospitals in Florida
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 110 hospitals
- $2,883
- Median hospital
- $2,932
- Lowest to highest
- $1,700–$3,140
- Medicare procedures
- 4,978
110 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Waterman | 47 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $28,895 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Clay County | 18 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $47,126 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | 21 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $56,909 |
| Baptist Medical Center Beaches | 88 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $28,819 |
| Baptist Medical Center - Nassau | 43 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $25,915 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 74 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $26,544 |
| Cape Coral Hospital | 48 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $31,828 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital | 43 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $26,655 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 20 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $105,566 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 11 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $33,287 |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | 41 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $43,076 |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | 17 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $59,891 |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | 15 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $84,297 |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital | 26 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $50,246 |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital | 24 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $77,977 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 34 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $104,375 |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital | 12 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $97,468 |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | 14 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $72,770 |
| HCA Florida Putnam Hospital | 11 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $26,170 |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | 18 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $78,525 |
| Holy Cross Hospital | 34 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $29,719 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | 21 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $25,819 |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital | 15 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $25,254 |
| Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | 25 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $21,993 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 64 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $27,406 |
| Oviedo Medical Center | 14 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $79,587 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast | 23 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $25,477 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice | 34 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $39,275 |
| Shorepoint Health Punta Gorda | 12 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $78,284 |
| South Miami Hospital | 14 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $37,370 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 51 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $66,047 |
| Tampa General Hospital Crystal River | 11 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $60,670 |
| Viera Hospital | 23 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $39,868 |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | 14 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $37,622 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 38 | $2,932 | About average | $2,336 | $26,450 |
| Bethesda Hospital East | 44 | $2,932 | About average | $2,334 | $32,950 |
| Manatee Memorial Hospital | 22 | $2,932 | About average | $2,334 | $59,433 |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital | 35 | $2,932 | About average | $2,334 | $51,780 |
| Palm Bay Hospital | 89 | $2,932 | About average | $2,333 | $34,870 |
| HCA Florida Capital Hospital | 33 | $2,932 | About average | $2,333 | $65,805 |
| Broward Health Medical Center | 13 | $2,932 | About average | $2,333 | $23,051 |
| AdventHealth Ocala | 66 | $2,932 | About average | $2,332 | $93,111 |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | 71 | $2,932 | About average | $2,332 | $29,482 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 20 | $2,932 | About average | $2,331 | $92,837 |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | 96 | $2,932 | About average | $2,331 | $65,315 |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | 39 | $2,932 | About average | $2,329 | $34,056 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 23 | $2,932 | About average | $2,328 | $117,487 |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | 44 | $2,932 | About average | $2,328 | $43,205 |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital | 27 | $2,932 | About average | $2,327 | $33,519 |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | 18 | $2,932 | About average | $2,326 | $80,452 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,660 | $19K |
| 2021 | $1,684 | $12K |
| 2022 | $2,815 | $21K |
| 2023 | $2,870 | $22K |
| 2024 | $2,995 | $24K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 50 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 413 | $1,583 | $1,314–$1,899 |
| Mississippi | 28 | 947 | $2,519 | $2,601–$2,686 |
| Alabama | 39 | 1,853 | $2,552 | $2,533–$2,680 |
| Tennessee | 49 | 2,127 | $2,620 | $2,638–$2,781 |
| Louisiana | 39 | 1,910 | $2,668 | $2,629–$2,719 |
| West Virginia | 20 | 804 | $2,683 | $2,599–$2,724 |
| South Carolina | 42 | 2,831 | $2,688 | $2,716–$2,802 |
| Ohio | 98 | 4,734 | $2,715 | $2,702–$2,815 |
| Georgia | 62 | 2,484 | $2,723 | $2,699–$2,930 |
| Kentucky | 37 | 1,726 | $2,727 | $2,706–$2,851 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 3,250 | $2,735 | $2,692–$2,841 |
| Arkansas | 27 | 2,136 | $2,751 | $2,707–$2,897 |
| Kansas | 32 | 1,981 | $2,754 | $2,752–$2,852 |
| Missouri | 53 | 2,474 | $2,773 | $2,722–$2,915 |
| Michigan | 72 | 2,772 | $2,779 | $2,722–$2,890 |
| Iowa | 25 | 1,094 | $2,782 | $2,708–$2,900 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 1,210 | $2,813 | $2,834–$2,917 |
| Texas | 174 | 9,030 | $2,828 | $2,772–$2,922 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 2,991 | $2,846 | $2,785–$2,890 |
| Virginia | 54 | 2,605 | $2,856 | $2,778–$3,032 |
| Indiana | 56 | 2,731 | $2,859 | $2,854–$2,950 |
| Idaho | 14 | 939 | $2,879 | $2,864–$3,061 |
| Utah | 30 | 1,037 | $2,882 | $2,835–$2,900 |
| Florida | 111 | 5,022 | $2,883 | $2,871–$2,932 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 564 | $2,895 | $2,752–$2,910 |
| Maine | 14 | 591 | $2,895 | $2,738–$2,941 |
| Pennsylvania | 98 | 5,031 | $2,901 | $2,844–$3,083 |
| Wisconsin | 54 | 2,612 | $2,921 | $2,872–$2,995 |
| Illinois | 81 | 3,523 | $2,967 | $2,919–$3,073 |
| Minnesota | 43 | 1,776 | $2,975 | $2,937–$3,094 |
| Montana | 9 | 456 | $3,003 | $2,951–$3,187 |
| South Dakota | 13 | 1,592 | $3,054 | $3,014–$3,211 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 723 | $3,059 | $3,035–$3,078 |
| Colorado | 43 | 1,532 | $3,070 | $3,025–$3,081 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 560 | $3,114 | $3,084–$3,162 |
| Arizona | 44 | 2,123 | $3,136 | $3,072–$3,156 |
| Wyoming | 10 | 243 | $3,183 | $3,156–$3,250 |
| Delaware | 6 | 415 | $3,203 | $3,186–$3,238 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 160 | $3,234 | $3,218–$3,312 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 372 | $3,249 | $3,230–$3,285 |
| Washington | 41 | 1,980 | $3,260 | $3,204–$3,335 |
| Nevada | 16 | 646 | $3,395 | $3,325–$3,399 |
| New Jersey | 48 | 2,146 | $3,401 | $3,341–$3,505 |
| Massachusetts | 48 | 4,090 | $3,414 | $3,413–$3,476 |
| Alaska | 6 | 236 | $3,415 | $3,300–$3,453 |
| Oregon | 30 | 1,006 | $3,424 | $3,273–$3,396 |
| New York | 94 | 4,940 | $3,442 | $3,389–$3,647 |
| Connecticut | 25 | 750 | $3,562 | $3,515–$3,611 |
| Hawaii | 5 | 168 | $3,666 | $3,617–$3,899 |
| California | 150 | 6,667 | $4,064 | $3,960–$4,167 |
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.