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 Kansas

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Average payment across these 32 hospitals: $2,754National $2,995 · Kansas $2,754
Median hospital: $2,770
Lowest to highest: $2,273–$3,042
Medicare procedures: 1,981

32 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 Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS · CCN 170040	173	$2,273	24% below the national average	$1,804	$14,244
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.Wichita, KS · CCN 170122	35	$2,606	13% below the national average	$2,063	$14,208
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLCWichita, KS · CCN 170196	13	$2,634	12% below the national average	$2,072	$11,902
Salina Surgical HospitalSalina, KS · CCN 170187	85	$2,673	11% below the national average	$2,122	$5,944
AdventHealth OttawaOttawa, KS · CCN 170014	15	$2,706	About average	$2,090	$35,358
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission, KS · CCN 170104	23	$2,729	About average	$2,154	$28,715
Kansas Surgery & Recovery CenterWichita, KS · CCN 170183	171	$2,731	About average	$2,164	$11,364
Summit Surgical, LLCHutchinson, KS · CCN 170198	73	$2,751	About average	$2,189	$11,617
Stormont Vail HospitalTopeka, KS · CCN 170086	180	$2,752	About average	$2,175	$15,867
Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLCManhattan, KS · CCN 170190	101	$2,753	About average	$2,190	$12,026
Rock Regional Hospital, LLCDerby, KS · CCN 170204	48	$2,754	About average	$2,192	$17,093
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncManhattan, KS · CCN 170142	18	$2,763	About average	$2,202	$19,314
NMC HealthNewton, KS · CCN 170103	25	$2,763	About average	$2,202	$8,136
Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, IncWichita, KS · CCN 170200	34	$2,763	About average	$2,202	$14,167
Wesley Medical CenterWichita, KS · CCN 170123	39	$2,763	About average	$2,202	$53,368
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast KansasGalena, KS · CCN 170203	121	$2,763	About average	$2,200	$20,180
University Of Kansas Health System Olathe HospitalOlathe, KS · CCN 170049	41	$2,776	About average	$2,197	$12,914
Labette HealthParsons, KS · CCN 170120	28	$2,791	About average	$2,190	$8,413
Southwest Medical CenterLiberal, KS · CCN 170068	16	$2,812	About average	$2,211	$13,008
Kansas City Orthopaedic InstituteLeawood, KS · CCN 170188	182	$2,814	About average	$2,239	$22,375
Providence Medical CenterKansas City, KS · CCN 170146	13	$2,827	About average	$2,252	$20,895
Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park, KS · CCN 170185	29	$2,827	About average	$2,252	$20,779
University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis CampusTopeka, KS · CCN 170016	65	$2,827	About average	$2,252	$16,637
University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend CampusGreat Bend, KS · CCN 170191	68	$2,849	About average	$2,266	$9,732
Hays Medical CenterHays, KS · CCN 170013	41	$2,859	About average	$2,254	$11,780
Salina Regional Health CenterSalina, KS · CCN 170012	115	$2,896	About average	$2,295	$15,140
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge CityDodge City, KS · CCN 170175	16	$2,960	About average	$2,358	$17,685
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center IncHutchinson, KS · CCN 170020	23	$2,960	About average	$2,358	$22,010
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, IncPittsburg, KS · CCN 170006	19	$2,960	About average	$2,358	$19,333
Pratt Regional Medical CenterPratt, KS · CCN 170027	102	$2,960	About average	$2,356	$9,599
LmhLawrence, KS · CCN 170137	19	$3,027	About average	$2,412	$15,139
St. Catherine Hospital - Garden CityGarden City, KS · CCN 170023	50	$3,042	About average	$2,402	$14,427

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.