Outpatient procedure · APC 5113 · Surgery or procedure

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: $2,37379% of the payment
Average billed charge: $23,965
Hospitals reporting: 2,123104,003 procedures

Hospitals in Arkansas

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Average payment across these 27 hospitals: $2,751National $2,995 · Arkansas $2,751
Median hospital: $2,743
Lowest to highest: $2,541–$2,973
Medicare procedures: 2,136

27 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040016	192	$2,541	15% below the national average	$2,011	$8,373
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · CCN 040022	51	$2,568	14% below the national average	$2,003	$32,807
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · CCN 040036	114	$2,602	13% below the national average	$2,035	$23,170
Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · CCN 040039	22	$2,630	12% below the national average	$2,075	$12,874
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040055	47	$2,660	11% below the national average	$2,100	$27,071
Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs, AR · CCN 040001	78	$2,702	About average	$2,147	$19,891
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · CCN 040020	27	$2,706	About average	$2,151	$6,841
Arkansas Surgical HospitalNo Little Rock, AR · CCN 040147	238	$2,708	About average	$2,144	$8,383
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · CCN 040154	64	$2,714	About average	$2,150	$22,296
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040062	243	$2,717	About average	$2,155	$6,664
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · CCN 040004	13	$2,730	About average	$2,175	$19,736
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · CCN 040010	76	$2,730	About average	$2,174	$11,551
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · CCN 040118	67	$2,730	About average	$2,168	$10,814
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040114	55	$2,743	About average	$2,175	$20,703
St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · CCN 040041	57	$2,753	About average	$2,191	$46,191
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · CCN 040029	131	$2,768	About average	$2,199	$14,453
Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · CCN 040084	42	$2,775	About average	$2,203	$19,158
North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · CCN 040017	73	$2,864	About average	$2,269	$8,256
Jefferson Regional Medical CenterPine Bluff, AR · CCN 040071	33	$2,878	About average	$2,278	$9,338
Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · CCN 040027	153	$2,886	About average	$2,297	$12,094
Magnolia HospitalMagnolia, AR · CCN 040067	34	$2,909	About average	$2,315	$7,831
White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · CCN 040119	62	$2,917	About average	$2,321	$10,420
Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · CCN 040019	11	$2,924	About average	$2,330	$21,787
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · CCN 040026	98	$2,925	About average	$2,313	$14,192
White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · CCN 040014	42	$2,947	About average	$2,348	$10,601
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · CCN 040078	77	$2,950	About average	$2,346	$44,935
CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040007	36	$2,973	About average	$2,369	$21,537

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 125,574 procedures at 2,351 hospitals · 2021: 206,449 procedures at 2,335 hospitals · 2022: 117,912 procedures at 2,259 hospitals · 2023: 113,399 procedures at 2,189 hospitals · 2024: 104,003 procedures at 2,123 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
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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Average payment by state for Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures, 2024
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.