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
Compare hospitals
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2,119 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 201–250. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Rockingham | 13 | $2,645 | 12% below the national average | $2,072 | $8,354 |
| Thomas Hospital | 49 | $2,645 | 12% below the national average | $2,094 | $12,180 |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | 35 | $2,646 | 12% below the national average | $2,083 | $45,040 |
| Hillcrest Hospital South | 45 | $2,647 | 12% below the national average | $2,080 | $24,955 |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital | 70 | $2,648 | 12% below the national average | $2,103 | $12,668 |
| KershawHealth | 16 | $2,648 | 12% below the national average | $2,083 | $17,255 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | 17 | $2,649 | 12% below the national average | $2,084 | $35,633 |
| Connally Memorial Medical Center | 14 | $2,649 | 12% below the national average | $2,078 | $12,318 |
| Parma Community General Hospital | 44 | $2,649 | 12% below the national average | $2,087 | $19,418 |
| Summa Health System | 42 | $2,650 | 12% below the national average | $2,090 | $21,014 |
| Integris Canadian Valley Hospital | 16 | $2,650 | 12% below the national average | $2,083 | $41,129 |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital | 50 | $2,651 | 11% below the national average | $2,112 | $31,602 |
| Russellville Hospital | 18 | $2,651 | 11% below the national average | $2,112 | $12,808 |
| Citizens Medical Center | 32 | $2,652 | 11% below the national average | $2,071 | $14,169 |
| Marshall Medical Centers | 68 | $2,652 | 11% below the national average | $2,107 | $7,723 |
| Doctors Hospital | 43 | $2,653 | 11% below the national average | $2,096 | $71,031 |
| Bellevue Hospital | 13 | $2,654 | 11% below the national average | $2,115 | $24,120 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills | 34 | $2,655 | 11% below the national average | $2,102 | $23,317 |
| Lexington Memorial Hospital Inc | 23 | $2,655 | 11% below the national average | $2,054 | $21,536 |
| SSM St Joseph Hospital West | 23 | $2,656 | 11% below the national average | $2,096 | $14,728 |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | 26 | $2,656 | 11% below the national average | $2,081 | $19,192 |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital | 17 | $2,656 | 11% below the national average | $2,090 | $20,800 |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood | 130 | $2,657 | 11% below the national average | $2,099 | $14,758 |
| Insight Hospital And Medical Center Coldwater | 13 | $2,658 | 11% below the national average | $2,082 | $12,608 |
| Memorial Hospital Of South Bend | 40 | $2,659 | 11% below the national average | $2,094 | $16,900 |
| HMHP St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center | 23 | $2,659 | 11% below the national average | $2,099 | $18,282 |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 47 | $2,660 | 11% below the national average | $2,100 | $27,071 |
| Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton Rouge | 54 | $2,660 | 11% below the national average | $2,104 | $7,780 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 68 | $2,662 | 11% below the national average | $2,101 | $18,357 |
| Singing River Health System | 24 | $2,664 | 11% below the national average | $2,122 | $30,260 |
| Andalusia Health | 20 | $2,665 | 11% below the national average | $2,092 | $19,132 |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | 48 | $2,666 | 11% below the national average | $2,104 | $25,378 |
| Omega Hospital, LLC | 96 | $2,666 | 11% below the national average | $2,117 | $25,994 |
| Firelands Regional Medical Center | 25 | $2,667 | 11% below the national average | $2,107 | $11,021 |
| Trinity Medical Center East &Trinity Medical Center West | 25 | $2,667 | 11% below the national average | $2,104 | $10,509 |
| Maury Regional Hospital | 32 | $2,667 | 11% below the national average | $2,105 | $16,594 |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | 50 | $2,667 | 11% below the national average | $2,096 | $9,819 |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus | 32 | $2,669 | 11% below the national average | $2,111 | $17,626 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 92 | $2,669 | 11% below the national average | $2,115 | $17,908 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | 30 | $2,669 | 11% below the national average | $2,127 | $13,096 |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center | 16 | $2,669 | 11% below the national average | $2,127 | $5,274 |
| Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital | 23 | $2,669 | 11% below the national average | $2,127 | $28,343 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | 53 | $2,670 | 11% below the national average | $2,117 | $14,509 |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center | 19 | $2,670 | 11% below the national average | $2,103 | $24,732 |
| SGMC Health | 33 | $2,670 | 11% below the national average | $2,114 | $25,260 |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center | 30 | $2,670 | 11% below the national average | $2,093 | $24,122 |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC | 224 | $2,670 | 11% below the national average | $2,115 | $12,289 |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital, Inc | 45 | $2,671 | 11% below the national average | $2,108 | $26,148 |
| Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | 37 | $2,671 | 11% below the national average | $2,104 | $14,429 |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center | 57 | $2,672 | 11% below the national average | $2,121 | $23,830 |
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.