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 Louisiana

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Average payment across these 39 hospitals: $2,668National $2,995 · Louisiana $2,668
Median hospital: $2,691
Lowest to highest: $2,157–$2,805
Medicare procedures: 1,910

39 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
Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · CCN 190050	14	$2,157	28% below the national average	$1,679	$19,737
Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond, LA · CCN 190303	28	$2,407	20% below the national average	$1,917	$26,979
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · CCN 190176	60	$2,422	19% below the national average	$1,930	$62,619
Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190046	11	$2,493	17% below the national average	$1,984	$15,626
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA · CCN 190317	21	$2,516	16% below the national average	$1,959	$20,112
Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · CCN 190144	15	$2,573	14% below the national average	$2,021	$22,198
Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA · CCN 190259	55	$2,582	14% below the national average	$2,033	$11,796
Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · CCN 190044	23	$2,599	13% below the national average	$2,051	$10,755
Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA · CCN 190164	38	$2,604	13% below the national average	$2,038	$33,550
Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · CCN 190160	32	$2,624	12% below the national average	$2,071	$22,452
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036 · +$1,363 outlier payments per case	150	$2,634	12% below the national average	$2,086	$42,724
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190202	45	$2,640	12% below the national average	$2,084	$17,275
Surgical Specialty Center Of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190251	54	$2,660	11% below the national average	$2,104	$7,780
Omega Hospital, LLCMetairie, LA · CCN 190302 · +$5,929 outlier payments per case	96	$2,666	11% below the national average	$2,117	$25,994
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · CCN 190002	92	$2,669	11% below the national average	$2,115	$17,908
Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette, LA · CCN 190255	196	$2,675	11% below the national average	$2,121	$13,825
Specialists Hospital ShreveportShreveport, LA · CCN 190278	219	$2,683	10% below the national average	$2,125	$14,426
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190060	48	$2,684	10% below the national average	$2,120	$24,818
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · CCN 190125	22	$2,691	10% below the national average	$2,144	$13,408
Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe, LA · CCN 190245	24	$2,691	10% below the national average	$2,144	$14,063
Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · CCN 190086	24	$2,691	10% below the national average	$2,144	$20,098
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · CCN 190102	15	$2,691	10% below the national average	$2,144	$15,001
Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · CCN 190054	12	$2,691	10% below the national average	$2,144	$16,456
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · CCN 190098	12	$2,691	10% below the national average	$2,144	$19,359
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · CCN 190040	45	$2,693	10% below the national average	$2,135	$20,395
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA · CCN 190111	97	$2,715	About average	$2,139	$24,710
Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · CCN 190017	26	$2,716	About average	$2,164	$12,805
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190065	13	$2,718	About average	$2,166	$10,300
Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · CCN 190004	16	$2,718	About average	$2,164	$19,889
Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190201	16	$2,719	About average	$2,166	$55,529
Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190064	25	$2,737	About average	$2,181	$12,430
Our Lady Of The Lake Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · CCN 190270	19	$2,742	About average	$2,184	$34,871
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · CCN 190045	43	$2,742	About average	$2,184	$22,039
AvalaCovington, LA · CCN 190267	65	$2,742	About average	$2,183	$23,987
Sterling Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA · CCN 190256	34	$2,742	About average	$2,181	$17,830
Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner, LA · CCN 190274	22	$2,742	About average	$2,173	$22,036
Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA · CCN 190298	104	$2,764	About average	$2,194	$37,158
Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190027	32	$2,777	About average	$2,206	$46,306
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport, LA · CCN 190041	47	$2,805	About average	$2,235	$23,466

National trend

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

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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.