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
Hospitals in Texas
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 127 hospitals
- $16,373
- Median hospital
- $16,369
- Lowest to highest
- $10,496–$18,465
- Medicare procedures
- 5,228
127 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 51–100. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 32 | $16,198 | About average | $14,547 | $112,760 |
| De Tar Hospital Navarro | 14 | $16,229 | About average | $14,597 | $167,086 |
| Methodist Hospital For Surgery | 31 | $16,256 | About average | $14,616 | $51,416 |
| Baylor Scott And White Orthopedic And Spine Hospi | 29 | $16,266 | About average | $14,634 | $86,679 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | 65 | $16,282 | About average | $14,650 | $224,956 |
| Methodist McKinney Hospital | 33 | $16,332 | About average | $14,728 | $55,819 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | 30 | $16,343 | About average | $14,742 | $104,293 |
| 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 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Uptown | 84 | $16,376 | About average | $14,744 | $58,461 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 83 | $16,397 | About average | $14,765 | $70,134 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 46 | $16,418 | About average | $14,781 | $67,499 |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe | 20 | $16,462 | About average | $14,830 | $291,388 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | 29 | $16,704 | About average | $15,072 | $215,805 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Lake Pointe | 20 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $73,306 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center McKinney | 14 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $90,550 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco | 101 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $73,431 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 16 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $83,729 |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital At Las Colinas | 42 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $56,823 |
| Medical City Plano | 16 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $490,937 |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | 20 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $87,264 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | 39 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $88,308 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 38 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $68,815 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 15 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $68,149 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 105 | $16,735 | About average | $15,103 | $77,573 |
| Dallas Medical Center | 30 | $16,735 | About average | $15,095 | $165,326 |
| Ascension Seton Williamson | 14 | $16,742 | About average | $15,110 | $194,835 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest | 28 | $16,742 | About average | $15,110 | $67,464 |
| Ascension Providence | 27 | $16,742 | About average | $15,101 | $118,525 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 64 | $16,755 | About average | $15,123 | $98,583 |
| Medical City Denton | 22 | $16,789 | About average | $15,157 | $390,049 |
| Medical City Lewisville | 13 | $16,789 | About average | $15,157 | $546,110 |
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center | 21 | $16,789 | About average | $15,157 | $52,935 |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 13 | $16,789 | About average | $15,157 | $67,722 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | 50 | $16,789 | About average | $15,157 | $72,314 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | 13 | $16,789 | About average | $15,157 | $149,622 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 61 | $16,789 | About average | $15,152 | $81,751 |
| Medical City Alliance | 14 | $16,789 | About average | $15,140 | $378,122 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 43 | $16,810 | About average | $15,178 | $149,078 |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center,The | 11 | $16,810 | About average | $15,178 | $210,010 |
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.
Show all 50 states
| 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.