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 401–450. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Medical Center | 14 | $16,148 | About average | $14,516 | $74,077 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 33 | $16,156 | About average | $14,523 | $159,618 |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | 47 | $16,157 | About average | $14,525 | $65,659 |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center | 24 | $16,168 | About average | $14,536 | $41,813 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | 39 | $16,169 | About average | $14,537 | $193,351 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 111 | $16,169 | About average | $14,537 | $119,882 |
| Bethesda North | 33 | $16,174 | About average | $14,542 | $47,717 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 63 | $16,174 | About average | $14,542 | $55,295 |
| Avita Ontario | 24 | $16,174 | About average | $14,542 | $73,356 |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital | 18 | $16,174 | About average | $14,542 | $57,452 |
| Mercy Health - West Hospital | 12 | $16,174 | About average | $14,542 | $74,585 |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health | 42 | $16,174 | About average | $14,536 | $102,037 |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital | 27 | $16,174 | About average | $14,533 | $91,135 |
| Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital | 13 | $16,174 | About average | $14,524 | $84,389 |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital | 84 | $16,182 | About average | $14,550 | $55,868 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | 13 | $16,182 | About average | $14,550 | $117,766 |
| John Randolph Medical Center | 11 | $16,182 | About average | $14,550 | $478,676 |
| Lake Granbury Medical Center | 25 | $16,182 | About average | $14,550 | $177,221 |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical Center | 11 | $16,183 | About average | $14,633 | $49,533 |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | 23 | $16,184 | About average | $14,552 | $212,906 |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville | 43 | $16,184 | About average | $14,552 | $122,115 |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 12 | $16,184 | About average | $14,552 | $53,522 |
| Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital | 11 | $16,184 | About average | $14,552 | $62,213 |
| Harris Regional Hospital | 24 | $16,184 | About average | $14,552 | $94,170 |
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center | 19 | $16,184 | About average | $14,552 | $117,919 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 103 | $16,184 | About average | $14,550 | $132,859 |
| Haywood Regional Medical Center | 26 | $16,184 | About average | $14,543 | $77,213 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | 60 | $16,188 | About average | $14,556 | $154,916 |
| Community Memorial Hospital | 41 | $16,194 | About average | $14,562 | $78,102 |
| CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital | 32 | $16,198 | About average | $14,547 | $112,760 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg | 57 | $16,200 | About average | $14,563 | $94,905 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | 41 | $16,202 | About average | $14,570 | $73,048 |
| Lakeview Hospital | 33 | $16,204 | About average | $14,572 | $132,401 |
| Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center | 73 | $16,215 | About average | $14,583 | $100,230 |
| Jefferson Lansdale Hospital | 12 | $16,223 | About average | $14,591 | $44,653 |
| Oaklawn Hospital | 36 | $16,226 | About average | $14,594 | $126,195 |
| De Tar Hospital Navarro | 14 | $16,229 | About average | $14,597 | $167,086 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | 65 | $16,234 | About average | $14,599 | $74,956 |
| Johnston Health | 27 | $16,236 | About average | $14,639 | $66,658 |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission | 81 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $149,312 |
| Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute | 65 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $60,599 |
| Liberty Hospital | 39 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $89,157 |
| Saint Luke's East Hospital | 29 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $72,998 |
| Saint Luke's South Hospital | 23 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $75,570 |
| University Of Kansas Health System - St Francis Campus | 62 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $76,719 |
| Ascentist Hospital LLC | 12 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $132,757 |
| Centerpoint Medical Center | 11 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $149,642 |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center | 12 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $88,672 |
| Saint Lukes North Hospital | 16 | $16,241 | About average | $14,609 | $89,368 |
| Presbyterian Hospital | 66 | $16,247 | About average | $14,613 | $55,653 |
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.