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 Kansas
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 34 hospitals
- $11,345
- Median hospital
- $11,328
- Lowest to highest
- $10,776–$12,756
- Medicare procedures
- 6,049
34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami County Medical Center | 14 | $10,776 | 13% below the national average | $9,144 | $35,398 |
| Rock Regional Hospital, LLC | 40 | $10,983 | 11% below the national average | $9,351 | $49,209 |
| University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 237 | $11,023 | 11% below the national average | $9,391 | $37,525 |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center | 981 | $11,064 | 11% below the national average | $9,432 | $29,366 |
| NMC Health | 203 | $11,081 | 11% below the national average | $9,449 | $22,916 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC | 404 | $11,104 | 10% below the national average | $9,472 | $53,407 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 128 | $11,148 | 10% below the national average | $9,516 | $165,121 |
| University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 200 | $11,155 | 10% below the national average | $9,522 | $61,113 |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC | 402 | $11,166 | About average | $9,535 | $52,309 |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas | 343 | $11,167 | About average | $9,535 | $48,421 |
| Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute | 112 | $11,216 | About average | $9,584 | $57,443 |
| Kansas Medical Center LLC | 18 | $11,223 | About average | $9,591 | $21,259 |
| Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc | 19 | $11,223 | About average | $9,591 | $35,302 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | 56 | $11,223 | About average | $9,591 | $44,670 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 89 | $11,223 | About average | $9,591 | $41,897 |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center | 99 | $11,281 | About average | $9,649 | $90,116 |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 182 | $11,324 | About average | $9,692 | $100,361 |
| Ascentist Hospital LLC | 67 | $11,333 | About average | $9,701 | $83,218 |
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 632 | $11,340 | About average | $9,705 | $48,350 |
| Saint Luke's South Hospital | 157 | $11,354 | About average | $9,722 | $55,575 |
| Menorah Medical Center | 304 | $11,415 | About average | $9,781 | $76,773 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 287 | $11,435 | About average | $9,803 | $82,637 |
| Providence Medical Center | 16 | $11,480 | About average | $9,848 | $96,339 |
| Sck Health | 22 | $11,783 | About average | $10,151 | $45,619 |
| Hays Medical Center | 165 | $11,828 | About average | $10,196 | $40,492 |
| University Of Kansas Health System Great Bend Campus | 182 | $11,903 | About average | $10,271 | $41,729 |
| Labette Health | 242 | $11,932 | About average | $10,299 | $37,608 |
| Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | 35 | $12,018 | About average | $10,386 | $65,271 |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Inc | 14 | $12,018 | About average | $10,386 | $51,737 |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc | 13 | $12,018 | About average | $10,386 | $42,294 |
| Salina Regional Health Center | 101 | $12,018 | About average | $10,386 | $55,056 |
| Lmh | 229 | $12,246 | About average | $10,611 | $54,686 |
| AdventHealth Ottawa | 11 | $12,292 | About average | $10,660 | $97,532 |
| St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City | 45 | $12,756 | About average | $11,124 | $66,226 |
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.
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| 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.