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How Much Does Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 23472 — Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder

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Average Medicare Payment

$754.26

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$73.2M

Services (2023)

93.2K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-5.8%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$800.85$30.5M36.8K—
2015$794.06$35.6M43.2K-0.8%
2016$787.06$40.5M49.8K-0.9%
2017$793.37$46.4M56.5K+0.8%
2018$784.94$52.9M64.8K-1.1%
2019$790.80$61.1M74.5K+0.7%
2020$806.08$51.9M62.5K+1.9%
2021$783.82$58.3M71.8K-2.8%
2022$768.74$64.8M81.1K-1.9%
2023$754.26$73.2M93.2K-1.9%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 2.2x more than the cheapest for this procedure. DC averages $1310.70 vs ID at $609.00.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
DC$1310.70$184.8K1414
AK$1025.86$365.2K35617
NY$1015.89$2.9M2.8K105
RI$904.08$208.8K23111
MD$903.16$1.6M1.8K52
PA$886.05$3.1M3.6K135
CA$877.59$4.9M5.6K190
NV$870.85$599.1K68825
MA$866.19$2.0M2.4K80
MS$846.78$635.9K75132
IL$843.74$2.7M3.2K125
MI$835.55$1.8M2.2K86
NJ$834.97$1.3M1.6K63
MO$828.77$1.9M2.3K80
WY$828.03$348.6K42118
VT$812.66$130.8K1617
MN$810.79$1.2M1.4K62
GA$810.27$1.7M2.0K91
CT$809.86$758.0K93643
TN$797.16$2.0M2.4K84
VA$784.98$2.7M3.4K100
OH$782.66$3.0M3.9K145
WV$782.33$245.7K31413
SC$781.84$1.8M2.3K85
FL$780.73$6.1M7.9K238
WA$777.23$2.1M2.6K99
NH$775.01$447.2K57720
KY$773.84$1.3M1.7K57
LA$757.28$814.8K1.1K41
NM$756.40$289.7K38321
TX$752.38$3.9M5.2K195
IA$747.54$988.3K1.3K56
NC$742.22$2.4M3.2K132
OK$740.56$1.1M1.5K66
CO$736.45$2.2M3.0K101
ND$729.83$305.1K41817
MT$728.92$600.6K82432
AZ$726.02$2.3M3.1K109
UT$711.92$884.9K1.2K39
OR$708.11$1.0M1.4K56
AR$701.47$735.1K1.0K45
DE$698.92$366.2K52412
AL$671.29$770.6K1.1K54
WI$668.75$992.4K1.5K62
ME$659.73$299.5K45423
IN$646.42$1.7M2.6K111
KS$637.88$1.3M2.0K75
SD$634.94$633.7K99833
NE$622.71$808.3K1.3K39
ID$609.00$701.0K1.2K47

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Jonathan LevyOrthopedic SurgeryFL$260.3K211$1233.66
Derek CuffOrthopedic SurgeryFL$216.2K187$1156.03
Ryan SimovitchOrthopedic SurgeryFL$214.7K176$1219.61
Kirk JensenOrthopedic SurgeryCA$185.7K142$1307.73
Andrew JawaOrthopedic SurgeryMA$181.9K146$1246.22
Steven GoldbergOrthopedic SurgeryFL$180.8K147$1230.03
Steven HattrupOrthopedic SurgeryAZ$175.5K157$1117.60
Jacob DeisterOrthopedic SurgeryKS$150.3K142$1058.78
Kurt BormannOrthopedic SurgeryMO$150.2K141$1065.42
Patrick St.PierreSports MedicineCA$150.2K124$1210.97
Eric RicchettiOrthopedic SurgeryOH$148.9K135$1103.09
Matthew RamseyOrthopedic SurgeryPA$143.6K117$1227.19
David WeinsteinOrthopedic SurgeryCO$137.6K120$1146.58
Sean GreyOrthopedic SurgeryCO$136.2K119$1144.92
J Michael WiaterOrthopedic SurgeryMI$134.9K114$1183.36
Julia LeeOrthopedic SurgeryCA$134.8K115$1172.11
Zachary LeitzeOrthopedic SurgeryUT$133.5K122$1094.40
John SperlingOrthopedic SurgeryMN$132.5K122$1085.69
John BrownOrthopedic SurgeryAZ$132.2K117$1129.79
Hafiz KassamOrthopedic SurgeryCA$131.3K106$1239.10

🤔 Is Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder Overpriced?

The data suggests significant pricing inconsistencies for CPT 23472. With a 2.2x price gap between the most and least expensive states, geography plays an outsized role in what Medicare pays for this procedure.

While costs have decreased 5.8% since 2014, the wide state-by-state variation suggests the pricing formula may not adequately account for regional differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.