Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $17,392 per procedure at 1,481 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $16,055 and $18,131.
Also known as: Orthopedic surgery, arthroscopy, outpatient joint surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $17,392
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $16,055–$18,131
- Medicare’s share
- $15,763
- Average billed charge
- $97,523
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,481
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1,479 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 451–500. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Medical Center | 118 | $16,250 | About average | $14,615 | $88,352 |
| St Anthonys Hospital | 51 | $16,251 | About average | $14,616 | $108,658 |
| Methodist Hospital For Surgery | 31 | $16,256 | About average | $14,616 | $51,416 |
| SSM St Clare Health Center | 63 | $16,256 | About average | $14,622 | $51,839 |
| UPMC Passavant | 85 | $16,259 | About average | $14,626 | $85,182 |
| University Of Toledo Medical Center | 28 | $16,261 | About average | $14,629 | $93,782 |
| South Central Regional Medical Center | 25 | $16,265 | About average | $14,633 | $36,204 |
| Baylor Scott And White Orthopedic And Spine Hospi | 29 | $16,266 | About average | $14,634 | $86,679 |
| St Luke's Des Peres Hospital | 105 | $16,266 | About average | $14,634 | $66,647 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 84 | $16,267 | About average | $14,635 | $37,573 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 49 | $16,278 | About average | $14,646 | $45,708 |
| Kettering Health Dayton | 34 | $16,279 | About average | $14,647 | $110,428 |
| Marion General Hospital | 23 | $16,279 | About average | $14,647 | $91,000 |
| Adena Regional Medical Center | 14 | $16,279 | About average | $14,642 | $140,042 |
| North Carolina Specialty Hospital | 87 | $16,281 | About average | $14,647 | $62,422 |
| Southern Ohio Medical Center | 23 | $16,281 | About average | $14,649 | $102,248 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 65 | $16,282 | About average | $14,650 | $224,956 |
| Bellin Memorial Hospital | 42 | $16,283 | About average | $14,651 | $75,402 |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | 28 | $16,283 | About average | $14,651 | $37,382 |
| Lone Peak Hospital | 80 | $16,283 | About average | $14,651 | $177,567 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 68 | $16,293 | About average | $14,671 | $56,303 |
| Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center | 36 | $16,297 | About average | $14,663 | $78,397 |
| McLaren Central Michigan | 24 | $16,305 | About average | $14,673 | $65,470 |
| Park City Hospital | 85 | $16,306 | About average | $14,673 | $44,887 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 102 | $16,306 | About average | $14,673 | $86,042 |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | 25 | $16,307 | About average | $14,670 | $82,253 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 100 | $16,307 | About average | $14,674 | $135,416 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | 27 | $16,308 | About average | $14,676 | $55,729 |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette | 61 | $16,332 | About average | $14,697 | $157,971 |
| Methodist McKinney Hospital | 33 | $16,332 | About average | $14,728 | $55,819 |
| Soin Medical Center | 42 | $16,332 | About average | $14,700 | $91,688 |
| WakeMed, Cary Hospital | 37 | $16,334 | About average | $14,702 | $89,072 |
| Deaconess Hospital Inc | 124 | $16,336 | About average | $14,704 | $41,754 |
| Union Hospital Inc | 66 | $16,337 | About average | $14,704 | $79,775 |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | 56 | $16,338 | About average | $14,706 | $75,533 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 30 | $16,343 | About average | $14,742 | $104,293 |
| National Park Medical Center | 21 | $16,345 | About average | $14,713 | $121,080 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor | 25 | $16,361 | About average | $14,719 | $89,533 |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe | 21 | $16,361 | About average | $14,717 | $85,108 |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | 12 | $16,362 | About average | $14,730 | $108,519 |
| Memorial Hospital | 19 | $16,367 | About average | $14,735 | $64,087 |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital | 55 | $16,367 | About average | $14,735 | $61,986 |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital | 63 | $16,368 | About average | $14,736 | $70,291 |
| St David's Medical Center | 35 | $16,369 | About average | $14,737 | $321,833 |
| Ascension Seton Cedar Park | 21 | $16,369 | About average | $14,737 | $172,518 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 88 | $16,369 | About average | $14,737 | $226,437 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest | 13 | $16,369 | About average | $14,737 | $155,929 |
| Ascension Seton Southwest | 16 | $16,369 | About average | $14,737 | $193,201 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 83 | $16,369 | About average | $14,737 | $82,615 |
| Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital | 21 | $16,369 | About average | $14,737 | $90,973 |
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 | $15K | $75K |
| 2021 | $15K | $116K |
| 2022 | $16K | $92K |
| 2023 | $21K | $112K |
| 2024 | $17K | $98K |
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 | 3 | 119 | $8,999 | $8,453–$10,624 |
| Alabama | 25 | 1,210 | $15,164 | $14,755–$15,349 |
| Utah | 23 | 1,080 | $15,193 | $16,244–$16,659 |
| Tennessee | 33 | 2,084 | $15,325 | $15,130–$15,866 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 683 | $15,430 | $15,026–$15,570 |
| Louisiana | 30 | 1,108 | $15,576 | $15,464–$15,754 |
| West Virginia | 12 | 558 | $15,715 | $14,973–$15,721 |
| Oklahoma | 30 | 1,351 | $15,834 | $15,611–$16,023 |
| Arkansas | 21 | 1,202 | $15,872 | $15,523–$16,345 |
| South Carolina | 30 | 1,929 | $15,906 | $15,619–$16,100 |
| Ohio | 73 | 3,030 | $15,978 | $15,826–$16,279 |
| Kentucky | 22 | 1,410 | $16,042 | $15,742–$16,096 |
| Kansas | 23 | 1,240 | $16,065 | $15,767–$16,241 |
| Iowa | 20 | 1,326 | $16,087 | $15,847–$16,340 |
| Missouri | 35 | 1,775 | $16,103 | $15,799–$16,551 |
| Virginia | 41 | 2,439 | $16,328 | $15,963–$17,432 |
| Texas | 127 | 5,228 | $16,373 | $16,124–$16,789 |
| Michigan | 44 | 1,746 | $16,380 | $15,785–$17,123 |
| Georgia | 42 | 1,898 | $16,409 | $15,899–$17,257 |
| North Carolina | 45 | 2,608 | $16,492 | $16,184–$16,710 |
| Indiana | 47 | 2,034 | $16,575 | $16,509–$16,797 |
| Florida | 86 | 5,085 | $16,629 | $16,634–$16,845 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 1,011 | $16,771 | $16,741–$16,936 |
| Wisconsin | 38 | 1,368 | $16,885 | $16,647–$17,067 |
| Idaho | 13 | 741 | $16,900 | $16,735–$17,428 |
| New Mexico | 9 | 300 | $17,126 | $15,882–$17,343 |
| Maine | 7 | 292 | $17,280 | $16,837–$17,471 |
| Pennsylvania | 65 | 3,133 | $17,344 | $16,610–$17,938 |
| Illinois | 56 | 2,463 | $17,391 | $17,185–$17,654 |
| North Dakota | 6 | 437 | $17,467 | $17,235–$18,360 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 790 | $17,472 | $17,281–$18,289 |
| Montana | 9 | 516 | $17,606 | $17,193–$18,232 |
| Colorado | 37 | 2,121 | $17,744 | $17,468–$17,701 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 1,383 | $18,117 | $17,504–$18,536 |
| Wyoming | 8 | 289 | $18,154 | $18,579–$18,669 |
| New Hampshire | 11 | 403 | $18,184 | $17,654–$18,332 |
| Arizona | 37 | 2,369 | $18,231 | $17,996–$18,131 |
| Delaware | 5 | 457 | $18,546 | $18,654–$18,654 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 157 | $18,657 | $18,634–$18,765 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 199 | $18,848 | $18,878–$19,023 |
| Washington | 33 | 1,628 | $19,062 | $18,661–$19,156 |
| Alaska | 3 | 180 | $19,345 | $18,819–$19,653 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 1,653 | $19,847 | $19,222–$20,663 |
| Oregon | 20 | 929 | $19,883 | $19,066–$19,507 |
| Massachusetts | 34 | 1,711 | $19,887 | $19,966–$19,966 |
| New York | 51 | 1,970 | $19,922 | $19,552–$20,841 |
| Nevada | 9 | 617 | $19,943 | $19,802–$19,910 |
| Connecticut | 16 | 778 | $20,733 | $20,681–$20,925 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 70 | $21,247 | $21,066–$22,304 |
| California | 97 | 4,332 | $23,412 | $22,851–$23,737 |
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.