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 Oklahoma
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 30 hospitals
- $15,834
- Median hospital
- $15,817
- Lowest to highest
- $14,303–$17,159
- Medicare procedures
- 1,351
30 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Health | 19 | $14,303 | 18% below the national average | $12,671 | $85,736 |
| Integris Health Edmond Hospital | 17 | $15,177 | 13% below the national average | $13,545 | $155,210 |
| Integris Southwest Medical Center | 21 | $15,338 | 12% below the national average | $13,697 | $133,848 |
| Oklahoma Center For Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp | 78 | $15,370 | 12% below the national average | $13,742 | $40,475 |
| Hillcrest Medical Center | 23 | $15,398 | 11% below the national average | $13,766 | $110,720 |
| Hillcrest Hospital South | 28 | $15,509 | 11% below the national average | $13,877 | $81,245 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | 85 | $15,528 | 11% below the national average | $13,893 | $71,613 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 141 | $15,593 | 10% below the national average | $13,960 | $62,691 |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC | 108 | $15,666 | About average | $14,024 | $62,139 |
| Norman Regional | 56 | $15,766 | About average | $14,133 | $91,312 |
| Saint Francis Hospital South, LLC | 11 | $15,794 | About average | $14,162 | $61,969 |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital | 23 | $15,794 | About average | $14,162 | $77,756 |
| Ascension St John Broken Arrow | 97 | $15,794 | About average | $14,161 | $69,177 |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center | 46 | $15,794 | About average | $14,151 | $102,342 |
| McBride Orthopedic Hospital | 126 | $15,800 | About average | $14,168 | $47,873 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 76 | $15,834 | About average | $14,202 | $46,228 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 23 | $15,883 | About average | $14,251 | $198,011 |
| Ascension St John Jane Phillips | 15 | $15,894 | About average | $14,262 | $73,229 |
| Community Hospital, LLC | 88 | $16,023 | About average | $14,391 | $114,095 |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital | 23 | $16,023 | About average | $14,391 | $94,001 |
| O U Medical Center | 39 | $16,023 | About average | $14,391 | $171,794 |
| Surgical Hospital Of Oklahoma | 14 | $16,023 | About average | $14,391 | $102,473 |
| Integris Canadian Valley Hospital | 21 | $16,023 | About average | $14,385 | $134,979 |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | 25 | $16,307 | About average | $14,670 | $82,253 |
| Northeastern Health System | 50 | $16,607 | About average | $14,975 | $84,032 |
| Jackson County Memorial Hospital Authority | 29 | $16,728 | About average | $15,096 | $45,669 |
| Great Plains Regional Medical Center | 24 | $16,913 | About average | $15,281 | $53,958 |
| Mercy Hospital Ada | 14 | $17,159 | About average | $15,527 | $56,263 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore, Inc | 20 | $17,159 | About average | $15,518 | $48,762 |
| Stillwater Medical Center | 11 | $17,159 | About average | $15,513 | $54,774 |
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.