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 Florida
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 131 hospitals
- $11,800
- Median hospital
- $11,844
- Lowest to highest
- $10,469–$12,749
- Medicare procedures
- 23,257
131 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parrish Medical Center | 50 | $10,469 | 16% below the national average | $8,835 | $72,517 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | 501 | $10,942 | 12% below the national average | $9,309 | $175,801 |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills | 13 | $11,116 | 10% below the national average | $9,484 | $142,477 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 169 | $11,156 | 10% below the national average | $9,571 | $66,882 |
| West Boca Medical Center | 36 | $11,335 | About average | $9,696 | $140,496 |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | 55 | $11,347 | About average | $9,710 | $165,934 |
| Oviedo Medical Center | 63 | $11,417 | About average | $9,783 | $166,758 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 22 | $11,439 | About average | $9,807 | $191,192 |
| St Mary's Medical Center | 71 | $11,472 | About average | $9,840 | $182,963 |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | 209 | $11,513 | About average | $9,879 | $174,405 |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | 27 | $11,532 | About average | $9,893 | $142,900 |
| Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital | 30 | $11,563 | About average | $9,931 | $130,106 |
| Shands Jacksonville | 61 | $11,569 | About average | $9,931 | $94,372 |
| University Hospital And Medical Center | 31 | $11,574 | About average | $9,942 | $109,337 |
| Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center Of Delton | 27 | $11,591 | About average | $9,993 | $75,078 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | 57 | $11,621 | About average | $10,003 | $87,348 |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 181 | $11,622 | About average | $9,988 | $72,191 |
| Broward Health North | 276 | $11,639 | About average | $10,003 | $43,100 |
| Baptist Hospital | 359 | $11,653 | About average | $10,019 | $97,521 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | 197 | $11,660 | About average | $10,028 | $48,489 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 87 | $11,670 | About average | $10,038 | $61,954 |
| Memorial Hospital West | 44 | $11,672 | About average | $10,040 | $69,929 |
| HCA Florida University Hospital | 45 | $11,677 | About average | $10,045 | $120,611 |
| St Anthonys Hospital | 189 | $11,688 | About average | $10,056 | $73,122 |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | 196 | $11,696 | About average | $10,061 | $171,172 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 766 | $11,705 | About average | $10,072 | $78,221 |
| AdventHealth Waterman | 154 | $11,706 | About average | $10,073 | $74,455 |
| Delray Medical Center | 52 | $11,708 | About average | $10,076 | $173,397 |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital | 104 | $11,708 | About average | $10,074 | $145,845 |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital | 54 | $11,716 | About average | $10,084 | $169,849 |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | 53 | $11,716 | About average | $10,080 | $59,367 |
| Jackson Health System | 99 | $11,730 | About average | $10,095 | $38,902 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc | 108 | $11,730 | About average | $10,096 | $48,640 |
| AdventHealth Port Charlotte | 124 | $11,740 | About average | $10,107 | $174,580 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 719 | $11,741 | About average | $10,109 | $91,234 |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | 202 | $11,753 | About average | $10,121 | $188,019 |
| Doctors Hospital | 540 | $11,754 | About average | $10,120 | $77,317 |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | 141 | $11,762 | About average | $10,124 | $190,480 |
| AdventHealth Ocala | 34 | $11,765 | About average | $10,129 | $201,601 |
| HCA Florida Highlands Hospital | 74 | $11,767 | About average | $10,135 | $130,993 |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | 223 | $11,768 | About average | $10,133 | $120,937 |
| St Josephs Hospital | 154 | $11,772 | About average | $10,140 | $92,298 |
| HCA Florida West Hospital | 154 | $11,777 | About average | $10,141 | $162,733 |
| HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital | 85 | $11,785 | About average | $10,153 | $133,375 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | 236 | $11,786 | About average | $10,154 | $72,704 |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | 185 | $11,795 | About average | $10,161 | $71,013 |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | 678 | $11,798 | About average | $10,171 | $97,453 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 483 | $11,802 | About average | $10,168 | $130,036 |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital | 306 | $11,805 | About average | $10,169 | $99,940 |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | 336 | $11,814 | About average | $10,182 | $83,614 |
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.