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 South Carolina
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
- $15,906
- Median hospital
- $15,757
- Lowest to highest
- $13,306–$17,493
- Medicare procedures
- 1,929
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Medical Center | 31 | $13,306 | 23% below the national average | $11,667 | $161,881 |
| Coastal Carolina Hospital | 22 | $13,980 | 20% below the national average | $12,348 | $166,228 |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center | 46 | $15,267 | 12% below the national average | $13,632 | $182,701 |
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center | 113 | $15,281 | 12% below the national average | $13,640 | $224,304 |
| Pelham Medical Center | 17 | $15,316 | 12% below the national average | $13,684 | $108,260 |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | 103 | $15,517 | 11% below the national average | $13,881 | $108,054 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 164 | $15,613 | 10% below the national average | $14,000 | $86,197 |
| 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 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | 82 | $15,645 | 10% below the national average | $14,012 | $110,338 |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center | 17 | $15,659 | About average | $14,027 | $237,118 |
| Roper Hospital | 114 | $15,667 | About average | $14,035 | $71,263 |
| Prisma Health Patewood Hospital | 160 | $15,682 | About average | $14,050 | $101,336 |
| St Francis-Downtown | 85 | $15,703 | About average | $14,067 | $129,278 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | 75 | $15,739 | About average | $14,107 | $199,421 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 142 | $15,776 | About average | $14,145 | $96,707 |
| Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital | 54 | $15,929 | About average | $14,296 | $59,268 |
| Prisma Health Baptist | 59 | $15,981 | About average | $14,349 | $86,921 |
| Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital | 29 | $16,042 | About average | $14,410 | $95,505 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 27 | $16,042 | About average | $14,402 | $132,695 |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | 77 | $16,043 | About average | $14,411 | $75,824 |
| Trident Medical Center | 33 | $16,046 | About average | $14,414 | $236,737 |
| Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc | 15 | $16,118 | About average | $14,486 | $73,908 |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown | 69 | $16,536 | About average | $14,904 | $120,103 |
| Beaufort County Memorial Hospital | 67 | $17,058 | About average | $15,426 | $45,896 |
| Newberry County Memorial Hospital | 56 | $17,058 | About average | $15,426 | $52,624 |
| Anmed Health | 16 | $17,058 | About average | $15,426 | $105,669 |
| Self Regional Healthcare | 49 | $17,097 | About average | $15,465 | $84,176 |
| Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital | 55 | $17,146 | About average | $15,514 | $106,708 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 75 | $17,493 | About average | $15,861 | $92,990 |
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.