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 151–200. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | 85 | $15,528 | 11% below the national average | $13,893 | $71,613 |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center | 49 | $15,533 | 11% below the national average | $13,901 | $131,593 |
| Elkhart General Hospital | 19 | $15,536 | 11% below the national average | $13,904 | $103,023 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | 33 | $15,543 | 11% below the national average | $13,911 | $106,798 |
| St Marys Medical Center | 48 | $15,547 | 11% below the national average | $13,915 | $69,793 |
| Schneck Medical Center | 22 | $15,552 | 11% below the national average | $13,920 | $65,711 |
| Resolute Health Hospital | 24 | $15,566 | 11% below the national average | $13,934 | $137,400 |
| St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital | 44 | $15,570 | 10% below the national average | $13,938 | $62,088 |
| University Of Mississippi Medical Center | 23 | $15,570 | 10% below the national average | $13,938 | $59,459 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital North Ms | 51 | $15,573 | 10% below the national average | $13,941 | $71,696 |
| Menorah Medical Center | 22 | $15,577 | 10% below the national average | $13,945 | $88,755 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 141 | $15,593 | 10% below the national average | $13,960 | $62,691 |
| Boone Hospital Center | 122 | $15,593 | 10% below the national average | $13,961 | $55,109 |
| Murray-Calloway County Hospital | 13 | $15,604 | 10% below the national average | $13,972 | $56,929 |
| Saint Joseph London | 30 | $15,604 | 10% below the national average | $13,971 | $45,651 |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | 24 | $15,605 | 10% below the national average | $13,973 | $42,330 |
| Maury Regional Hospital | 116 | $15,606 | 10% below the national average | $13,972 | $67,901 |
| Carilion Medical Center | 142 | $15,606 | 10% below the national average | $13,971 | $103,246 |
| Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City | 11 | $15,606 | 10% below the national average | $13,974 | $92,965 |
| Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery | 235 | $15,610 | 10% below the national average | $13,977 | $83,403 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 164 | $15,613 | 10% below the national average | $14,000 | $86,197 |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport | 94 | $15,614 | 10% below the national average | $13,979 | $57,283 |
| Baptist Medical Center East | 23 | $15,616 | 10% below the national average | $13,984 | $41,711 |
| McLeod Loris Hospital | 46 | $15,618 | 10% below the national average | $13,986 | $113,701 |
| Conway Medical Center | 31 | $15,621 | 10% below the national average | $14,000 | $69,235 |
| Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital At Sherma | 24 | $15,623 | 10% below the national average | $13,991 | $75,763 |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital | 36 | $15,624 | 10% below the national average | $13,992 | $91,763 |
| Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | 11 | $15,624 | 10% below the national average | $13,992 | $142,766 |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | 12 | $15,624 | 10% below the national average | $13,992 | $20,242 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | 82 | $15,645 | 10% below the national average | $14,012 | $110,338 |
| Northwestern Medicine MCHenry | 16 | $15,651 | 10% below the national average | $14,019 | $126,063 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | 45 | $15,652 | 10% below the national average | $14,020 | $54,611 |
| University Of Kansas Health System Olathe Hospital | 25 | $15,657 | About average | $14,025 | $60,703 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | 40 | $15,658 | About average | $14,021 | $59,463 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 27 | $15,658 | About average | $14,018 | $115,566 |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC | 65 | $15,659 | About average | $14,022 | $64,520 |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | 17 | $15,659 | About average | $14,027 | $237,118 |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC | 108 | $15,666 | About average | $14,024 | $62,139 |
| Roper Hospital | 114 | $15,667 | About average | $14,035 | $71,263 |
| The Physicians Centre | 28 | $15,677 | About average | $14,045 | $49,620 |
| HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital | 26 | $15,679 | About average | $14,043 | $215,536 |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital | 164 | $15,680 | About average | $14,048 | $42,166 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | 82 | $15,681 | About average | $14,049 | $73,434 |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | 160 | $15,682 | About average | $14,050 | $101,336 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 110 | $15,683 | About average | $14,051 | $76,975 |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | 39 | $15,688 | About average | $14,056 | $44,785 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | 35 | $15,688 | About average | $14,056 | $25,533 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | 166 | $15,695 | About average | $14,063 | $53,295 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 44 | $15,696 | About average | $14,064 | $100,595 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 195 | $15,698 | About average | $14,071 | $118,786 |
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.