Outpatient procedure · APC 5116 · Surgery or procedure

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: $15,76391% of the payment
Average billed charge: $97,523
Hospitals reporting: 1,48173,440 procedures

Hospitals in Massachusetts

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Average payment across these 34 hospitals: $19,887National $17,392 · Massachusetts $19,887
Median hospital: $19,966
Lowest to highest: $18,438–$20,967
Medicare procedures: 1,711

34 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	12	$18,438	About average	$16,806	$54,575
Marlborough HospitalMarlborough, MA · CCN 220049	12	$18,438	About average	$16,806	$99,437
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · CCN 220135	22	$19,132	10% above the national average	$17,500	$44,504
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	29	$19,333	11% above the national average	$17,701	$52,054
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	33	$19,410	12% above the national average	$17,778	$74,537
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	74	$19,718	13% above the national average	$18,086	$36,936
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	153	$19,846	14% above the national average	$18,212	$44,193
New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220088	302	$19,906	14% above the national average	$18,273	$43,498
Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield, MA · CCN 220065	18	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$39,202
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	25	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$34,821
Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · CCN 220119	67	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$55,549
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	81	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$31,993
Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · CCN 220080	20	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$57,927
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	22	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$35,227
MelroseWakefield HealthcareMelrose, MA · CCN 220070	17	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$42,911
Mercy Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220066	17	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$49,512
Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · CCN 220010	24	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$42,766
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	26	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$52,860
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · CCN 220105	23	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$40,313
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	38	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$52,634
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	41	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$31,825
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	194	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$79,590
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · CCN 220090	40	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$38,549
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · CCN 220002	40	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$31,690
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	34	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$80,454
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	11	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$147,997
The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · CCN 220015	14	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$44,318
UMass Memorial HealthAlliance HospitalsLeominster, MA · CCN 220001	13	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,334	$105,437
Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · CCN 220084	45	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,333	$35,682
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	49	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,332	$33,427
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	56	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,329	$99,418
North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · CCN 220035	44	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,328	$53,861
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · CCN 220101	103	$19,966	15% above the national average	$18,328	$56,287
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	12	$20,967	21% above the national average	$19,335	$85,868

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

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2020: 1,457 procedures at 85 hospitals · 2021: 8,226 procedures at 353 hospitals · 2022: 3,004 procedures at 156 hospitals · 2023: 14,620 procedures at 540 hospitals · 2024: 73,440 procedures at 1,481 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
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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Average payment by state for Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures, 2024
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.