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 501–550. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Uptown | 84 | $16,376 | About average | $14,744 | $58,461 |
| McLaren Oakland | 14 | $16,379 | About average | $14,747 | $69,100 |
| Bellevue Medical Center | 41 | $16,388 | About average | $14,756 | $84,841 |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | 32 | $16,391 | About average | $14,756 | $166,751 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | 48 | $16,396 | About average | $14,762 | $90,126 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 83 | $16,397 | About average | $14,765 | $70,134 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 25 | $16,398 | About average | $14,766 | $116,385 |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | 84 | $16,399 | About average | $14,766 | $116,704 |
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc | 84 | $16,403 | About average | $14,768 | $32,733 |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital | 46 | $16,403 | About average | $14,767 | $139,161 |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | 16 | $16,408 | About average | $14,776 | $57,604 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | 91 | $16,412 | About average | $14,780 | $181,789 |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital | 27 | $16,415 | About average | $14,783 | $53,044 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 46 | $16,418 | About average | $14,781 | $67,499 |
| Treasure Valley Hospital | 145 | $16,423 | About average | $14,790 | $63,523 |
| Cumberland Medical Center | 13 | $16,426 | About average | $14,794 | $61,619 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 133 | $16,433 | About average | $14,801 | $52,473 |
| Doctors Hospital | 37 | $16,434 | About average | $14,799 | $128,586 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 113 | $16,442 | About average | $14,808 | $86,752 |
| University Of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down | 97 | $16,443 | About average | $14,811 | $83,248 |
| Intermountain Health Layton Hospital | 70 | $16,444 | About average | $14,811 | $49,499 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast | 38 | $16,445 | About average | $14,810 | $85,087 |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | 20 | $16,445 | About average | $14,813 | $68,373 |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | 66 | $16,449 | About average | $14,817 | $50,729 |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood | 91 | $16,452 | About average | $14,820 | $190,993 |
| Lincoln Surgical Hospital | 197 | $16,455 | About average | $14,821 | $38,808 |
| St Mary's Hospital | 92 | $16,458 | About average | $14,823 | $87,434 |
| Lovelace Women's Hospital | 11 | $16,460 | About average | $14,828 | $114,080 |
| UNM Hospital | 23 | $16,460 | About average | $14,819 | $49,442 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 20 | $16,462 | About average | $14,830 | $291,388 |
| The Villages Regional Hospital | 35 | $16,467 | About average | $14,861 | $78,604 |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | 172 | $16,471 | About average | $14,839 | $60,708 |
| Trinity Rock Island | 22 | $16,478 | About average | $14,846 | $75,674 |
| Hendricks Regional Health | 49 | $16,487 | About average | $14,855 | $65,244 |
| St Marys Hospital | 18 | $16,489 | About average | $14,855 | $83,617 |
| Shorepoint Health Punta Gorda | 43 | $16,491 | About average | $14,859 | $193,386 |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | 86 | $16,491 | About average | $14,859 | $49,838 |
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital | 44 | $16,499 | About average | $14,867 | $211,212 |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 98 | $16,511 | About average | $14,879 | $51,041 |
| Union General Hospital | 49 | $16,524 | About average | $14,892 | $47,164 |
| WakeMed, Raleigh Campus | 63 | $16,525 | About average | $14,889 | $116,309 |
| Riverview Health | 57 | $16,531 | About average | $14,899 | $102,240 |
| Hays Medical Center | 28 | $16,535 | About average | $14,903 | $68,136 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | 17 | $16,536 | About average | $14,904 | $100,823 |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 69 | $16,536 | About average | $14,904 | $120,103 |
| AdventHealth Waterman | 43 | $16,537 | About average | $14,902 | $84,538 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 176 | $16,540 | About average | $14,905 | $117,791 |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 47 | $16,544 | About average | $14,912 | $220,040 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 72 | $16,545 | About average | $14,913 | $67,735 |
| Orthoindy Hospital | 114 | $16,547 | About average | $14,915 | $52,909 |
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.