Level 2 Nerve Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $5,862 per procedure at 47 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $5,123 and $6,508.
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $5,862
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $5,123–$6,508
- Medicare’s share
- $4,674
- Average billed charge
- $45,438
- Hospitals reporting
- 47
Compare hospitals
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47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 19 | $3,288 | 44% below the national average | $2,619 | $28,199 |
| Hospital Of University Of Pennsylvania | 14 | $3,356 | 43% below the national average | $2,674 | $42,452 |
| University Of Arkansas Medical Sciences | 22 | $3,374 | 42% below the national average | $2,688 | $10,277 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 48 | $4,299 | 27% below the national average | $3,381 | $49,718 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 17 | $4,396 | 25% below the national average | $3,448 | $44,377 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 11 | $4,553 | 22% below the national average | $3,627 | $10,861 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 23 | $4,570 | 22% below the national average | $3,641 | $25,222 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc | 13 | $4,803 | 18% below the national average | $3,753 | $24,420 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital | 12 | $4,872 | 17% below the national average | $3,882 | $41,437 |
| Duke University Hospital | 27 | $4,896 | 16% below the national average | $3,897 | $32,647 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 13 | $4,990 | 15% below the national average | $3,834 | $34,767 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 22 | $5,021 | 14% below the national average | $3,992 | $58,501 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 60 | $5,226 | 11% below the national average | $4,144 | $10,771 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 39 | $5,244 | 11% below the national average | $4,127 | $44,077 |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | 12 | $5,258 | 10% below the national average | $4,119 | $25,100 |
| Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital | 17 | $5,329 | About average | $4,151 | $30,453 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 23 | $5,370 | About average | $4,279 | $28,479 |
| Menorah Medical Center | 11 | $5,396 | About average | $4,214 | $57,022 |
| O U Medical Center | 15 | $5,434 | About average | $4,268 | $84,228 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 20 | $5,507 | About average | $4,388 | $61,701 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 12 | $5,567 | About average | $4,435 | $40,775 |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | 12 | $5,574 | About average | $4,441 | $15,995 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | 13 | $5,631 | About average | $4,486 | $33,051 |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | 16 | $5,652 | About average | $4,503 | $39,041 |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc | 16 | $5,675 | About average | $4,509 | $32,121 |
| St Francis-Downtown | 12 | $5,746 | About average | $4,578 | $22,611 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 11 | $5,882 | About average | $4,687 | $57,608 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 19 | $5,967 | About average | $4,754 | $30,956 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 20 | $5,979 | About average | $4,763 | $43,533 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 14 | $5,995 | About average | $4,776 | $33,203 |
| UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | 15 | $6,005 | About average | $4,809 | $45,959 |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | 20 | $6,034 | About average | $4,804 | $32,980 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 11 | $6,117 | About average | $4,873 | $41,223 |
| Columbus Community Hospital, Inc | 18 | $6,147 | About average | $4,897 | $27,253 |
| Avera St Lukes | 12 | $6,245 | About average | $4,976 | $7,894 |
| Stanford Health Care | 54 | $6,771 | 15% above the national average | $5,588 | $75,241 |
| OHSU Hospital And Clinics | 13 | $6,990 | 19% above the national average | $5,567 | $41,403 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 22 | $7,154 | 22% above the national average | $5,700 | $54,667 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 37 | $7,154 | 22% above the national average | $5,700 | $52,656 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 12 | $7,404 | 26% above the national average | $5,879 | $29,279 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 46 | $7,422 | 27% above the national average | $5,913 | $64,502 |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | 12 | $7,497 | 28% above the national average | $5,973 | $22,133 |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center | 12 | $7,670 | 31% above the national average | $6,019 | $39,132 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 29 | $7,907 | 35% above the national average | $6,331 | $136,869 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 15 | $8,189 | 40% above the national average | $6,557 | $73,518 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 11 | $8,302 | 42% above the national average | $6,670 | $76,735 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 21 | $9,375 | 60% above the national average | $7,732 | $98,315 |
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 | $5,446 | $40K |
| 2021 | $5,725 | $44K |
| 2022 | $5,729 | $43K |
| 2023 | $6,007 | $46K |
| 2024 | $5,862 | $45K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 1 | 22 | $3,374 | $3,374–$3,374 |
| Virginia | 2 | 30 | $4,325 | $3,995–$5,409 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 36 | $4,373 | $3,772–$4,604 |
| Texas | 2 | 62 | $4,682 | $4,723–$5,571 |
| Kansas | 2 | 34 | $4,837 | $4,776–$5,189 |
| Arizona | 1 | 12 | $4,872 | $4,872–$4,872 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 27 | $4,896 | $4,896–$4,896 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 29 | $4,955 | $4,734–$5,408 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 29 | $5,284 | $5,021–$5,457 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 17 | $5,329 | $5,329–$5,329 |
| Missouri | 3 | 67 | $5,344 | $5,251–$5,455 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 23 | $5,370 | $5,370–$5,370 |
| South Dakota | 3 | 84 | $5,421 | $5,400–$5,910 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 15 | $5,434 | $5,434–$5,434 |
| Illinois | 1 | 20 | $5,507 | $5,507–$5,507 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 12 | $5,567 | $5,567–$5,567 |
| Ohio | 2 | 33 | $5,589 | $5,237–$5,731 |
| Georgia | 1 | 13 | $5,631 | $5,631–$5,631 |
| Michigan | 1 | 11 | $5,882 | $5,882–$5,882 |
| Utah | 1 | 19 | $5,967 | $5,967–$5,967 |
| Florida | 1 | 20 | $6,034 | $6,034–$6,034 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 18 | $6,147 | $6,147–$6,147 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 70 | $6,745 | $5,853–$7,154 |
| Oregon | 1 | 13 | $6,990 | $6,990–$6,990 |
| New York | 2 | 58 | $7,418 | $7,408–$7,417 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 12 | $7,497 | $7,497–$7,497 |
| California | 7 | 157 | $7,567 | $7,220–$8,246 |
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.