Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $6,708 per procedure at 2,236 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,160 and $6,976.
Also known as: Orthopedic surgery, arthroscopy, outpatient joint surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $6,708
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,160–$6,976
- Medicare’s share
- $5,339
- Average billed charge
- $46,846
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,236
Hospitals in Arkansas
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 27 hospitals
- $6,128
- Median hospital
- $6,034
- Lowest to highest
- $5,856–$6,530
- Medicare procedures
- 3,228
27 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. | 108 | $5,856 | 13% below the national average | $4,630 | $24,948 |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith | 64 | $5,933 | 12% below the national average | $4,694 | $36,031 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | 207 | $5,945 | 11% below the national average | $4,697 | $32,694 |
| Saline Memorial Hospital | 53 | $5,948 | 11% below the national average | $4,701 | $33,803 |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | 57 | $5,950 | 11% below the national average | $4,724 | $60,804 |
| St Marys Regional Medical Center | 44 | $5,975 | 11% below the national average | $4,734 | $71,190 |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 110 | $5,992 | 11% below the national average | $4,763 | $19,069 |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | 114 | $5,999 | 11% below the national average | $4,770 | $32,696 |
| Arkansas Surgical Hospital | 442 | $6,010 | 10% below the national average | $4,765 | $17,347 |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | 261 | $6,011 | 10% below the national average | $4,772 | $12,894 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway | 98 | $6,032 | 10% below the national average | $4,786 | $31,455 |
| Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | 11 | $6,034 | 10% below the national average | $4,808 | $22,253 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 71 | $6,034 | 10% below the national average | $4,808 | $16,463 |
| Siloam Springs Regional Hospital | 59 | $6,034 | 10% below the national average | $4,807 | $32,028 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | 246 | $6,053 | About average | $4,806 | $29,502 |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc | 161 | $6,072 | About average | $4,823 | $26,601 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 219 | $6,110 | About average | $4,863 | $21,107 |
| St Vincent Medical Center/North | 12 | $6,132 | About average | $4,886 | $44,208 |
| Magnolia Hospital | 16 | $6,141 | About average | $4,825 | $14,435 |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center | 72 | $6,320 | About average | $5,006 | $17,634 |
| Baxter Health | 222 | $6,395 | About average | $5,081 | $22,009 |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | 136 | $6,445 | About average | $5,103 | $21,019 |
| White County Medical Center | 56 | $6,450 | About average | $5,123 | $23,990 |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 150 | $6,456 | About average | $5,120 | $34,954 |
| White River Medical Center | 75 | $6,463 | About average | $5,141 | $21,362 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | 39 | $6,514 | About average | $5,190 | $26,308 |
| National Park Medical Center | 125 | $6,530 | About average | $5,194 | $69,216 |
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 | $5,850 | $36K |
| 2021 | $6,173 | $38K |
| 2022 | $6,265 | $41K |
| 2023 | $6,439 | $43K |
| 2024 | $6,708 | $47K |
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 | 406 | $3,797 | $3,255–$3,916 |
| Alabama | 40 | 3,199 | $5,780 | $5,631–$5,969 |
| Mississippi | 27 | 1,649 | $5,823 | $5,775–$5,941 |
| Tennessee | 51 | 3,601 | $5,874 | $5,762–$6,061 |
| Louisiana | 44 | 2,934 | $5,934 | $5,870–$6,009 |
| South Carolina | 42 | 4,711 | $5,959 | $5,941–$6,150 |
| West Virginia | 19 | 1,042 | $6,000 | $5,847–$6,062 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 4,231 | $6,079 | $5,978–$6,242 |
| Ohio | 97 | 6,480 | $6,094 | $6,004–$6,255 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 2,604 | $6,103 | $5,904–$6,196 |
| Arkansas | 27 | 3,228 | $6,128 | $5,995–$6,357 |
| Kansas | 37 | 3,194 | $6,178 | $6,076–$6,414 |
| Missouri | 54 | 4,429 | $6,179 | $6,129–$6,357 |
| Michigan | 73 | 3,919 | $6,197 | $6,092–$6,411 |
| Iowa | 26 | 1,799 | $6,231 | $6,040–$6,446 |
| Georgia | 73 | 4,396 | $6,231 | $6,047–$6,499 |
| Texas | 188 | 14,876 | $6,317 | $6,207–$6,467 |
| Virginia | 56 | 4,434 | $6,335 | $6,122–$6,565 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 5,586 | $6,354 | $6,226–$6,437 |
| Indiana | 65 | 4,325 | $6,361 | $6,324–$6,467 |
| Utah | 31 | 1,792 | $6,374 | $6,159–$6,409 |
| Florida | 131 | 10,094 | $6,397 | $6,364–$6,480 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 1,952 | $6,401 | $6,280–$6,540 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 768 | $6,455 | $6,082–$6,447 |
| Maine | 13 | 897 | $6,469 | $6,139–$6,618 |
| Idaho | 15 | 1,643 | $6,476 | $6,438–$6,749 |
| Wisconsin | 54 | 3,455 | $6,482 | $6,373–$6,665 |
| Pennsylvania | 105 | 7,105 | $6,566 | $6,340–$6,811 |
| Illinois | 83 | 5,712 | $6,652 | $6,540–$6,792 |
| South Dakota | 13 | 1,994 | $6,722 | $6,636–$7,053 |
| Montana | 9 | 943 | $6,754 | $6,664–$7,044 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 913 | $6,773 | $6,707–$6,936 |
| Colorado | 46 | 3,137 | $6,822 | $6,747–$6,810 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 886 | $6,863 | $6,697–$6,917 |
| Minnesota | 41 | 2,455 | $6,909 | $6,681–$6,908 |
| Wyoming | 10 | 395 | $6,970 | $6,897–$7,183 |
| Arizona | 46 | 3,573 | $7,012 | $6,879–$6,976 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 391 | $7,123 | $7,191–$7,260 |
| Delaware | 6 | 568 | $7,128 | $7,114–$7,167 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 325 | $7,212 | $7,161–$7,276 |
| Washington | 43 | 3,552 | $7,247 | $7,117–$7,445 |
| Nevada | 18 | 1,135 | $7,592 | $7,431–$7,662 |
| New Jersey | 50 | 3,791 | $7,592 | $7,398–$7,661 |
| Massachusetts | 49 | 5,761 | $7,605 | $7,565–$7,683 |
| Oregon | 29 | 1,729 | $7,605 | $7,289–$7,507 |
| Alaska | 6 | 341 | $7,642 | $7,412–$7,862 |
| New York | 93 | 6,933 | $7,713 | $7,585–$8,061 |
| Connecticut | 21 | 1,133 | $7,916 | $7,863–$8,026 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 419 | $8,172 | $8,004–$8,526 |
| California | 170 | 11,641 | $9,047 | $8,737–$9,368 |
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.