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 New York
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 93 hospitals
- $3,441
- Median hospital
- $3,525
- Lowest to highest
- $1,824–$3,748
- Medicare procedures
- 4,928
93 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 51–93. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 161 | $3,562 | 19% above the national average | $2,826 | $24,438 |
| Richmond University Medical Center | 24 | $3,569 | 19% above the national average | $2,812 | $16,907 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 142 | $3,569 | 19% above the national average | $2,825 | $20,749 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 587 | $3,583 | 20% above the national average | $2,842 | $37,928 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 126 | $3,587 | 20% above the national average | $2,847 | $23,807 |
| St Joseph Hospital | 51 | $3,593 | 20% above the national average | $2,849 | $16,620 |
| Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall | 36 | $3,594 | 20% above the national average | $2,854 | $20,762 |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital | 37 | $3,596 | 20% above the national average | $2,849 | $7,241 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | 65 | $3,602 | 20% above the national average | $2,860 | $32,927 |
| Northwell Hospital Glen Cove | 18 | $3,615 | 21% above the national average | $2,874 | $16,800 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 53 | $3,615 | 21% above the national average | $2,880 | $19,302 |
| St Catherine Of Siena Hospital | 39 | $3,615 | 21% above the national average | $2,880 | $15,613 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 56 | $3,615 | 21% above the national average | $2,878 | $36,500 |
| Peconic Bay Medical Center | 25 | $3,615 | 21% above the national average | $2,878 | $16,938 |
| Westchester Medical Center | 63 | $3,617 | 21% above the national average | $2,871 | $41,744 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 254 | $3,638 | 21% above the national average | $2,886 | $25,298 |
| The University Of Vermont Health Network - Champl | 98 | $3,646 | 22% above the national average | $2,899 | $9,196 |
| Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 40 | $3,646 | 22% above the national average | $2,905 | $20,691 |
| Mount Sinai West | 81 | $3,646 | 22% above the national average | $2,905 | $18,326 |
| Mount Sinai South Nassau | 46 | $3,647 | 22% above the national average | $2,906 | $27,294 |
| Nassau University Medical Center | 15 | $3,647 | 22% above the national average | $2,906 | $12,607 |
| Phelps Hospital | 38 | $3,668 | 22% above the national average | $2,917 | $24,838 |
| Brooks-TLC Hospital System, Inc | 11 | $3,675 | 23% above the national average | $2,928 | $5,904 |
| Jones Memorial Hospital | 16 | $3,675 | 23% above the national average | $2,928 | $7,485 |
| Olean General Hospital | 30 | $3,675 | 23% above the national average | $2,928 | $7,276 |
| Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake | 36 | $3,676 | 23% above the national average | $2,927 | $10,503 |
| Cayuga Medical Center At Ithaca | 94 | $3,676 | 23% above the national average | $2,926 | $9,922 |
| Bassett Healthcare | 55 | $3,676 | 23% above the national average | $2,925 | $10,193 |
| Samaritan Medical Center | 18 | $3,676 | 23% above the national average | $2,923 | $11,103 |
| Auburn Community Hospital | 23 | $3,676 | 23% above the national average | $2,920 | $8,104 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | 30 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $21,359 |
| St Joseph's Medical Center | 38 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $8,311 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Of Suffern | 22 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $47,363 |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $6,524 |
| Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital | 24 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $19,265 |
| St Barnabas Hospital | 13 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $9,570 |
| St John's Riverside Hospital | 16 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $9,377 |
| SUNY/Downstate University Hospital Of Brooklyn | 14 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,935 | $12,934 |
| New York Community Hospital Of Brooklyn, Inc. | 16 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,934 | $15,057 |
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | 33 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,930 | $18,559 |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,927 | $9,261 |
| Hudson Valley Hospital Center | 20 | $3,683 | 23% above the national average | $2,925 | $17,633 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills | 13 | $3,748 | 25% above the national average | $2,982 | $19,135 |
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.
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| 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.