Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $12,402 per procedure at 2,213 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $11,345 and $12,814.
Also known as: Orthopedic surgery, arthroscopy, outpatient joint surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $12,402
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $11,345–$12,814
- Medicare’s share
- $10,772
- Average billed charge
- $72,739
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,213
Hospitals in Arizona
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 47 hospitals
- $12,802
- Median hospital
- $12,757
- Lowest to highest
- $12,342–$14,122
- Medicare procedures
- 9,066
47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 71 | $12,342 | About average | $10,708 | $81,965 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | 99 | $12,493 | About average | $10,867 | $79,245 |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | 151 | $12,518 | About average | $10,883 | $62,520 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | 80 | $12,535 | About average | $10,903 | $68,329 |
| St Joseph's Hospital | 82 | $12,541 | About average | $10,909 | $215,438 |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center | 77 | $12,569 | About average | $10,937 | $88,490 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | 290 | $12,583 | About average | $10,951 | $114,779 |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center | 90 | $12,583 | About average | $10,946 | $74,364 |
| The Core Institute Specialty Hospital | 826 | $12,603 | About average | $10,971 | $75,994 |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita | 62 | $12,634 | About average | $11,000 | $124,230 |
| Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center | 121 | $12,642 | About average | $11,008 | $100,957 |
| Arizona Spine And Joint Hospital | 519 | $12,651 | About average | $11,018 | $85,155 |
| Tucson Medical Center | 490 | $12,655 | About average | $11,022 | $33,909 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 382 | $12,668 | About average | $11,036 | $52,826 |
| Oro Valley Hospital | 426 | $12,683 | About average | $11,049 | $110,504 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | 603 | $12,686 | About average | $11,054 | $109,758 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | 348 | $12,686 | About average | $11,053 | $118,635 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | 181 | $12,691 | About average | $11,059 | $61,764 |
| Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center | 238 | $12,692 | About average | $11,059 | $67,484 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus | 104 | $12,707 | About average | $11,069 | $55,971 |
| Abrazo Scottsdale Campus | 551 | $12,715 | About average | $11,080 | $107,671 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | 228 | $12,717 | About average | $11,083 | $66,099 |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center | 322 | $12,726 | About average | $11,094 | $113,570 |
| Abrazo West Campus | 166 | $12,757 | About average | $11,122 | $106,675 |
| Northwest Medical Center | 211 | $12,761 | About average | $11,126 | $100,548 |
| O.A.S.I.S. Hospital | 226 | $12,765 | About average | $11,133 | $81,964 |
| Arizona Orthopedic And Surgical Specialty Hospital | 468 | $12,790 | About average | $11,158 | $95,962 |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center | 17 | $12,814 | About average | $11,182 | $79,551 |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center | 121 | $12,814 | About average | $11,182 | $121,464 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | 48 | $12,814 | About average | $11,182 | $62,657 |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center | 32 | $12,814 | About average | $11,182 | $117,056 |
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 39 | $12,814 | About average | $11,182 | $99,030 |
| St. Mary's Hospital | 35 | $12,814 | About average | $11,182 | $177,371 |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center | 40 | $12,814 | About average | $11,182 | $202,508 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | 98 | $12,814 | About average | $11,180 | $105,076 |
| Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital | 54 | $12,814 | About average | $11,179 | $173,107 |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | 29 | $12,814 | About average | $11,173 | $113,637 |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center | 15 | $12,815 | About average | $11,167 | $72,840 |
| Valley View Medical Center | 63 | $13,002 | About average | $11,369 | $170,550 |
| Verde Valley Medical Center | 46 | $13,196 | About average | $11,559 | $44,238 |
| Flagstaff Medical Center | 135 | $13,453 | About average | $11,821 | $38,247 |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center | 205 | $13,604 | About average | $11,972 | $63,537 |
| Canyon Vista Medical Center | 125 | $13,625 | About average | $11,993 | $140,707 |
| Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center | 138 | $13,634 | About average | $12,002 | $83,746 |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center | 139 | $13,722 | 11% above the national average | $12,090 | $88,328 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | 23 | $13,722 | 11% above the national average | $12,090 | $52,939 |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center | 252 | $14,122 | 14% above the national average | $12,488 | $118,819 |
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 | $12K | $61K |
| 2021 | $12K | $66K |
| 2022 | $12K | $68K |
| 2023 | $13K | $71K |
| 2024 | $12K | $73K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 50 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 927 | $6,642 | $5,710–$7,857 |
| Alabama | 36 | 5,517 | $10,733 | $10,538–$10,928 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 1,977 | $10,843 | $10,672–$11,006 |
| Tennessee | 47 | 8,201 | $10,865 | $10,654–$11,195 |
| Louisiana | 44 | 5,417 | $10,909 | $10,733–$11,044 |
| West Virginia | 19 | 2,033 | $11,015 | $10,538–$11,114 |
| Ohio | 104 | 15,215 | $11,123 | $11,029–$11,497 |
| Oklahoma | 42 | 7,005 | $11,159 | $11,026–$11,326 |
| Arkansas | 28 | 5,195 | $11,206 | $11,043–$11,679 |
| South Carolina | 43 | 9,015 | $11,244 | $11,083–$11,366 |
| Kentucky | 42 | 5,097 | $11,263 | $10,995–$11,552 |
| Kansas | 34 | 6,049 | $11,345 | $11,166–$11,885 |
| Iowa | 29 | 5,825 | $11,405 | $11,208–$11,925 |
| Missouri | 53 | 8,629 | $11,419 | $11,333–$11,837 |
| Virginia | 55 | 13,156 | $11,531 | $11,183–$12,118 |
| Michigan | 73 | 8,557 | $11,535 | $11,319–$11,944 |
| Texas | 188 | 27,220 | $11,614 | $11,350–$11,866 |
| Georgia | 71 | 9,007 | $11,645 | $11,145–$12,011 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 11,812 | $11,652 | $11,347–$11,739 |
| New Mexico | 16 | 2,050 | $11,704 | $11,270–$12,005 |
| Utah | 32 | 3,863 | $11,712 | $11,479–$11,775 |
| Indiana | 64 | 9,630 | $11,754 | $11,642–$11,909 |
| Nebraska | 21 | 4,927 | $11,799 | $11,652–$12,128 |
| Florida | 133 | 23,438 | $11,799 | $11,730–$11,906 |
| Idaho | 15 | 2,954 | $11,894 | $11,784–$12,386 |
| Wisconsin | 56 | 7,721 | $11,921 | $11,695–$12,134 |
| Maine | 14 | 1,590 | $12,045 | $11,422–$12,212 |
| Pennsylvania | 105 | 17,854 | $12,207 | $11,693–$12,571 |
| Montana | 10 | 2,257 | $12,302 | $12,157–$12,991 |
| Illinois | 82 | 14,943 | $12,334 | $12,119–$12,518 |
| South Dakota | 13 | 3,867 | $12,387 | $12,258–$13,048 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 1,935 | $12,448 | $12,260–$12,787 |
| Colorado | 47 | 8,262 | $12,564 | $12,388–$12,511 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 2,199 | $12,713 | $12,410–$12,672 |
| Minnesota | 42 | 6,532 | $12,735 | $12,361–$12,965 |
| Arizona | 47 | 9,066 | $12,802 | $12,653–$12,814 |
| Wyoming | 10 | 919 | $12,806 | $12,962–$13,194 |
| Delaware | 6 | 2,342 | $13,085 | $13,029–$13,172 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 774 | $13,274 | $13,278–$13,444 |
| Rhode Island | 8 | 825 | $13,278 | $13,310–$13,335 |
| Washington | 43 | 7,875 | $13,453 | $13,133–$13,721 |
| Alaska | 6 | 992 | $13,858 | $13,747–$14,483 |
| Oregon | 29 | 3,599 | $13,939 | $13,452–$13,786 |
| Nevada | 16 | 2,147 | $13,956 | $13,488–$13,899 |
| Massachusetts | 43 | 9,382 | $13,997 | $13,872–$14,027 |
| New Jersey | 43 | 10,137 | $14,069 | $13,614–$14,536 |
| New York | 91 | 13,630 | $14,226 | $13,725–$14,676 |
| Connecticut | 23 | 3,597 | $14,579 | $14,481–$14,714 |
| Hawaii | 9 | 682 | $14,923 | $14,484–$15,494 |
| California | 164 | 27,002 | $16,486 | $15,996–$16,675 |
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.