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
Compare hospitals
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1,479 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 601–650. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital | 15 | $16,610 | About average | $14,957 | $79,728 |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | 66 | $16,614 | About average | $14,982 | $174,409 |
| University Of Texas Medical Branch Galveston | 33 | $16,617 | About average | $14,998 | $89,139 |
| Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth | 25 | $16,618 | About average | $14,986 | $122,910 |
| North Central Surgical Center LLP | 135 | $16,623 | About average | $14,990 | $50,670 |
| Berger Hospital | 12 | $16,630 | About average | $14,998 | $82,767 |
| Fairfield Medical Center | 11 | $16,630 | About average | $14,998 | $53,036 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | 137 | $16,630 | About average | $14,997 | $81,959 |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | 121 | $16,630 | About average | $14,995 | $83,661 |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | 17 | $16,630 | About average | $14,992 | $112,368 |
| Mount Carmel East & West | 44 | $16,630 | About average | $14,992 | $86,089 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 33 | $16,630 | About average | $14,984 | $89,531 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | 72 | $16,634 | About average | $15,002 | $88,114 |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center | 46 | $16,636 | About average | $14,999 | $45,756 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 97 | $16,637 | About average | $15,010 | $79,133 |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc. | 17 | $16,640 | About average | $15,008 | $52,027 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | 47 | $16,649 | About average | $15,012 | $222,940 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | 40 | $16,650 | About average | $15,034 | $47,507 |
| Cache Valley Hospital | 11 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $178,764 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Davis | 28 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $59,310 |
| Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital | 13 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $52,283 |
| Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital | 11 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $51,133 |
| LDS Hospital | 34 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $55,946 |
| Ogden Regional Medical Center | 20 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $181,375 |
| St Mark's Hospital | 46 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $164,035 |
| Timpanogos Regional Hospital | 26 | $16,659 | About average | $15,027 | $147,951 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley | 36 | $16,659 | About average | $15,021 | $79,329 |
| Intermountain Medical Center | 21 | $16,659 | About average | $15,020 | $73,246 |
| Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital | 17 | $16,659 | About average | $15,013 | $57,806 |
| Mayo Clinic | 167 | $16,663 | About average | $15,031 | $54,034 |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center | 17 | $16,664 | About average | $15,032 | $155,480 |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | 169 | $16,665 | About average | $15,033 | $186,140 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 54 | $16,667 | About average | $15,035 | $125,720 |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County | 13 | $16,667 | About average | $15,035 | $63,762 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 89 | $16,674 | About average | $15,042 | $64,473 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | 81 | $16,677 | About average | $15,045 | $68,354 |
| Moses H. Cone The Memorial Hospital | 181 | $16,682 | About average | $15,050 | $80,595 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 64 | $16,684 | About average | $15,052 | $101,471 |
| Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital | 226 | $16,690 | About average | $15,057 | $47,735 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 113 | $16,690 | About average | $15,058 | $86,537 |
| Wilson Memorial Hospital | 24 | $16,690 | About average | $15,058 | $51,815 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | 55 | $16,690 | About average | $15,058 | $121,127 |
| Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital | 43 | $16,690 | About average | $15,058 | $57,124 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | 28 | $16,699 | About average | $15,059 | $189,718 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 29 | $16,704 | About average | $15,072 | $215,805 |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | 25 | $16,709 | About average | $15,077 | $52,897 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | 64 | $16,710 | About average | $15,078 | $105,110 |
| Atrium Health Union | 13 | $16,710 | About average | $15,078 | $98,157 |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast | 54 | $16,710 | About average | $15,078 | $122,516 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 25 | $16,710 | About average | $15,078 | $98,390 |
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.