1. Orthopedics accounts for around 16 percent of the total case volume mix in surgery centers, second behind GI/endoscopy (25 percent), ophthalmology (18 percent) and pain management (17 percent). The average surgery center performs 4,869 cases annually, which would average to around 779 orthopedics cases annually.
5. Here are the average net revenues per orthopedics case by a surgery center's total annual case volume:
6. Here are the average net revenues per orthopedics case by a surgery center's total net revenue:
Medicare charges and payments
Here is the average 2008 Medicare sub charge (submitted charges divided by allowed services), average allow charge (Medicare-allowed charges divided by allowed services, including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient) and average payment (Medicare payments divided by allowed services, not including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient) for 14 orthopedic procedures commonly performed in ASCs.
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7. Obtaining small amount of bone for graft (CPT 20900):
8. Open surgical partial removal of collar bone (CPT 23120):
9. Partial repair or removal of shoulder bone (CPT 23130):
10. Open repair of rotator cuff, recent (CPT 23410):
11. Open repair of rotator cuff, old (CPT 23412):
12. Reconstruction rotator cuff, old (CPT 23420):
13. Open repair elbow fracture involving ulnar bone (CPT 24685):
14. Wrist fracture pinning through skin (CPT 25606):
15. Open surgical treatment wrist fracture (radius) (CPT 25607):
16. Shoulder scope, repair cartilage tear (CPT 29807):
17. Shoulder scope, partial removal collar bone (CPT 29824):
18. Shoulder scope, bone shaving (CPT 29826):
19. Shoulder scope, rotator cuff repair (CPT 29827):
Sources:
Items 1-6: VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker
Items 7-20: CMS
2. The average gross charges for orthopedic cases are $8,026. The average case revenue is $2,453.
3. Surgery centers in the Midwest received the highest average net revenue per orthopedics case with $2,739. Average net revenue was lowest in the Southeast at $2,111 per case.
4. Here are the average net revenues per orthopedics case by the number of operating rooms in the surgery center:
- 1-2 ORs — $2,111
- 3-4 ORs — $2,482
- More than 4 ORs — $2,383
5. Here are the average net revenues per orthopedics case by a surgery center's total annual case volume:
- Less than 3,000 cases — $2,688
- 3,000-5,999 cases — $2,561
- More than 5,999 cases — $2,228
6. Here are the average net revenues per orthopedics case by a surgery center's total net revenue:
- Less than $4.5 million — $1,958
- $4.5-$7.0 million — $2,354
- More than $7.0 million — $2,545
Medicare charges and payments
Here is the average 2008 Medicare sub charge (submitted charges divided by allowed services), average allow charge (Medicare-allowed charges divided by allowed services, including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient) and average payment (Medicare payments divided by allowed services, not including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient) for 14 orthopedic procedures commonly performed in ASCs.
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7. Obtaining small amount of bone for graft (CPT 20900):
- average sub charge: $2,378
- average allow charge: $464
- average payment: $365
8. Open surgical partial removal of collar bone (CPT 23120):
- average sub charge: $4,052
- average allow charge: $511
- average payment: $400
9. Partial repair or removal of shoulder bone (CPT 23130):
- average sub charge: $4,307
- average allow charge: $747
- average payment: $590
10. Open repair of rotator cuff, recent (CPT 23410):
- average sub charge: $5,556
- average allow charge: $950
- average payment: $748
11. Open repair of rotator cuff, old (CPT 23412):
- average sub charge: $6,078
- average allow charge: $1,171
- average payment: $924
12. Reconstruction rotator cuff, old (CPT 23420):
- average sub charge: $6,301
- average allow charge: $1,165
- average payment: $925
13. Open repair elbow fracture involving ulnar bone (CPT 24685):
- average sub charge: $4,578
- average allow charge: $799
- average payment: $633
14. Wrist fracture pinning through skin (CPT 25606):
- average sub charge: $3,168
- average allow charge: $637
- average payment: $504
15. Open surgical treatment wrist fracture (radius) (CPT 25607):
- average sub charge: $5,405
- average allow charge: $1,142
- average payment: $900
16. Shoulder scope, repair cartilage tear (CPT 29807):
- average sub charge: $4,803
- average allow charge: $674
- average payment: $531
17. Shoulder scope, partial removal collar bone (CPT 29824):
- average sub charge: $4,408
- average allow charge: $439
- average payment: $346
18. Shoulder scope, bone shaving (CPT 29826):
- average sub charge: $5,207
- average allow charge: $679
- average payment: $535
19. Shoulder scope, rotator cuff repair (CPT 29827):
- average sub charge: $5,906
- average allow charge: $991
- average payment: $781
Sources:
Items 1-6: VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker
Items 7-20: CMS