Average Charge and Payment Data for 13 Orthopedic Procedures Commonly Performed in ASCs

Here is the average 2007 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 13 orthopedic procedures commonly performed in ASCs.

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1. Obtaining small amount of bone for graft (CPT 20900)
– average sub charge: $2,060
– average allow charge $294
– average payment: $231

2. Open surgical partial removal of collar bone (CPT 23120)
– average sub charge: $3,793
– average allow charge $477
– average payment: $376

3. Partial repair or removal of shoulder bone (CPT 23130)
– average sub charge: $4,027
– average allow charge $478
– average payment: $377

4. Open repair of rotator cuff, recent (CPT 23410)
– average sub charge: $4,947
– average allow charge $671
– average payment: $530

5. Open repair of rotator cuff, old (CPT 23412)
– average sub charge: $5,556
– average allow charge $984
– average payment: $777

6. Reconstruction rotator cuff, old (CPT 23420)
– average sub charge: $5,653
– average allow charge $984
– average payment: $777

7. Open repair elbow fracture involving ulnar bone (CPT 24685)
– average sub charge: $3,965
– average allow charge $502
– average payment: $396

8. Wrist fracture pinning through skin (CPT 25606)
– average sub charge: $2,883
– average allow charge $487
– average payment: $386

9. Open surgical Treatment wrist fracture (radius) (CPT 25607)
– average sub charge: $4,240
– average allow charge $706
– average payment: $560

10. Shoulder scope, repair cartilage tear (CPT 29807)
– average sub charge: $4,426
– average allow charge $309
– average payment: $241

11. Shoulder scope, partial removal collar bone (CPT 29824)
– average sub charge: $4,605
– average allow charge $562
– average payment: $442

12. Shoulder scope, bone shaving (CPT 29826)
– average sub charge: $4,680
– average allow charge $309
– average payment: $244

13. Shoulder scope, rotator cuff repair (CPT 29827)
– average sub charge: $5,272
– average allow charge $693
– average payment: $547

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