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 Minnesota

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Average payment across these 43 hospitals: $2,975National $2,995 · Minnesota $2,975
Median hospital: $3,041
Lowest to highest: $2,749–$3,263
Medicare procedures: 1,776

43 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
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · CCN 240010	392	$2,749	About average	$2,182	$15,723
Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove, MN · CCN 240214	15	$2,765	About average	$2,135	$9,602
Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming, MN · CCN 240050	15	$2,765	About average	$2,132	$11,145
St Francis Regional Medical CenterShakopee, MN · CCN 240104	30	$2,806	About average	$2,218	$11,903
Essentia Health St Mary's Medical CenterDuluth, MN · CCN 240002	19	$2,813	About average	$2,189	$11,401
M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240080	14	$2,826	About average	$2,247	$19,746
Grand Itasca Clinic And HospitalGrand Rapids, MN · CCN 240064	50	$2,840	About average	$2,261	$9,801
Owatonna HospitalOwatonna, MN · CCN 240069	46	$2,871	About average	$2,282	$10,384
Essentia Health DuluthDuluth, MN · CCN 240019	41	$2,896	About average	$2,281	$13,966
Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN · CCN 240088	20	$2,904	About average	$2,314	$14,170
Hennepin County Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240004	19	$2,931	About average	$2,326	$18,371
Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · CCN 240036	45	$2,942	About average	$2,329	$15,738
Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN · CCN 240115	24	$2,965	About average	$2,360	$15,742
Regions HospitalSaint Paul, MN · CCN 240106	65	$2,985	About average	$2,354	$12,312
Allina United HospitalSaint Paul, MN · CCN 240038	74	$2,987	About average	$2,365	$13,498
Lake Region Healthcare CorporationFergus Falls, MN · CCN 240052	30	$3,012	About average	$2,400	$10,994
Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · CCN 240040	14	$3,013	About average	$2,401	$12,270
Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia, MN · CCN 240084	21	$3,013	About average	$2,398	$13,373
St Lukes HospitalDuluth, MN · CCN 240047	42	$3,014	About average	$2,390	$12,512
Buffalo HospitalBuffalo, MN · CCN 240076	42	$3,020	About average	$2,402	$15,262
Ridgeview Medical CenterWaconia, MN · CCN 240056	36	$3,026	About average	$2,391	$10,772
Park Nicollet Methodist HospitalSaint Louis Park, MN · CCN 240053	74	$3,041	About average	$2,412	$14,365
Alomere HealthAlexandria, MN · CCN 240030	52	$3,066	About average	$2,423	$12,636
Allina Health Faribault Medical CenterFaribault, MN · CCN 240071	12	$3,071	About average	$2,447	$11,950
Mayo Clinic Health System In Red WingRed Wing, MN · CCN 240018	41	$3,071	About average	$2,447	$10,765
Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont, MN · CCN 240166	11	$3,078	About average	$2,403	$10,350
M Health Fairview Southdale HospitalEdina, MN · CCN 240078	37	$3,094	About average	$2,465	$17,444
Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240057	25	$3,094	About average	$2,465	$14,899
Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton, MN · CCN 240141	11	$3,094	About average	$2,465	$12,870
Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater, MN · CCN 240066	19	$3,094	About average	$2,465	$9,437
M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN · CCN 240207	11	$3,094	About average	$2,465	$13,045
M Health Fairview St John's HospitalMaplewood, MN · CCN 240210	20	$3,094	About average	$2,465	$11,946
North Memorial Health HospitalRobbinsdale, MN · CCN 240001	14	$3,094	About average	$2,465	$15,877
Northfield HospitalNorthfield, MN · CCN 240014	51	$3,094	About average	$2,463	$11,396
M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury, MN · CCN 240213	18	$3,094	About average	$2,455	$17,151
Olmsted Medical CenterRochester, MN · CCN 240006	56	$3,113	About average	$2,481	$13,109
Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato, MN · CCN 240093	78	$3,199	About average	$2,539	$11,398
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea And AustinAlbert Lea, MN · CCN 240043	74	$3,222	About average	$2,567	$9,350
Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington, MN · CCN 240022	13	$3,222	About average	$2,564	$8,914
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes, MN · CCN 240101	38	$3,227	About average	$2,571	$11,323
Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN · CCN 240100	37	$3,227	About average	$2,571	$7,885
Winona Health ServicesWinona, MN · CCN 240044	17	$3,227	About average	$2,569	$6,672
Hutchinson HealthHutchinson, MN · CCN 240187	13	$3,263	About average	$2,599	$13,056

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.