Orthopedic surgery · Hawaii

Orthopedic surgery commercial reimbursement in Hawaii

How Hawaii orthopedic surgery rates compare with the national market.

Orthopedic surgery in Hawaii

39 codes · 71 sampled providers
Index vs national
101
1% above
Rank among states
24 of 51
1 = highest
Codes above national
20 of 39
median code at 101%
Providers
71
sampled

What the data shows

1

Orthopedic surgery ranks 24th of 51 states in Hawaii with an index of 101 (100 = the specialty's national median), across 39 codes and 71 sampled providers.

2

Of the 39 orthopedic surgery codes with enough data in Hawaii, 20 pay above the national median and 19 below; the typical code sits at 101% of the national median.

3

Largest premium over the national median: CPT 99212 (Office o/p est sf 10 min) at 144%; largest discount: CPT 27447 (Total knee arthroplasty) at 73%.

4

Measured against Medicare, Hawaii orthopedic surgery rates have a median of 137% of the Medicare rate across these codes.

Codes above and below the national median

The five largest gaps in each direction

Highest vs national

CodeHawaiiNationalGapProv.
99212
Office o/p est sf 10 min
$74$51+44%69
99213
Office o/p est low 20 min
$118$91+30%69
26055
Incise finger tendon sheath
$785$614+28%68
99214
Office o/p est mod 30 min
$165$132+25%69
99215
Office o/p est hi 40 min
$230$185+24%69

Lowest vs national

CodeHawaiiNationalGapProv.
27447
Total knee arthroplasty
$1,594$2,190-27%68
22633
Arthrd cmbn 1ntrspc lumbar
$2,197$2,991-26%67
27130
Total hip arthroplasty
$1,596$2,158-26%68
22551
Arthrd ant ntrbdy cervical
$2,058$2,778-26%68
22558
Arthrd ant ntrbd min dsc lum
$1,856$2,471-25%68

All orthopedic surgery codes in Hawaii

Median across payers vs the specialty's national median and the Medicare rate; sorted by premium
CodeHawaiiNationalGap% of MedicareProvidersTINsLevel
CPT 99212
Office o/p est sf 10 min
$74$51+44%124%6995
CPT 99213
Office o/p est low 20 min
$118$91+30%123%6996
CPT 26055
Incise finger tendon sheath
$785$614+28%273%6894
CPT 99214
Office o/p est mod 30 min
$165$132+25%121%6995
CPT 99215
Office o/p est hi 40 min
$230$185+25%120%6995
CPT 97110
Therapeutic exercises
$38$31+22%132%6995
CPT 99203
Office o/p new low 30 min
$143$123+16%122%6995
CPT 73502
X-ray exam hip uni 2-3 views
$70$60+16%143%71127
CPT 73564
X-ray exam knee 4 or more
$69$60+16%140%71126
CPT 73610
X-ray exam of ankle
$53$47+13%143%71126
CPT 73562
X-ray exam of knee 3
$60$53+12%140%71127
CPT 73030
X-ray exam of shoulder
$50$45+12%141%71127
CPT 73630
X-ray exam of foot
$50$44+11%145%71127
CPT 99205
Office o/p new hi 60 min
$281$252+11%119%6995
CPT 73560
X-ray exam of knee 1 or 2
$50$45+11%144%71127
CPT 99204
Office o/p new mod 45 min
$213$194+10%120%6995
CPT 20611
Drain/inj joint/bursa w/us
$128$117+10%256%6996
CPT 72100
X-ray exam l-s spine 2/3 vws
$58$53+9%143%6995
CPT 72110
X-ray exam l-2 spine 4/>vws
$76$71+8%142%6994
CPT 20550
Njx 1 tendon sheath/ligament
$74$74+1%123%6996
CPT 73721
Mri jnt of lwr extre w/o dye
$378$387-2%185%71125
CPT 20610
Drain/inj joint/bursa w/o us
$83$85-3%121%6996
CPT 72148
Mri lumbar spine w/o dye
$346$370-6%181%71126
CPT 73221
Mri joint upr extrem w/o dye
$333$387-14%163%71126
CPT 64721
Carpal tunnel surgery
$584$700-17%121%6895
CPT 29848
Wrist endoscopy/surgery
$669$817-18%138%6794
CPT 29827
Sho arthrs srg rt8tr cuf rpr
$1,343$1,701-21%138%6996
CPT 27236
Treat thigh fracture
$1,494$1,918-22%137%6794
CPT 93000
Electrocardiogram complete
$20$25-22%128%71122
CPT 23472
Reconstruct shoulder joint
$1,796$2,318-23%138%6895
CPT 27245
Treat thigh fracture
$1,534$1,994-23%137%6895
CPT 27487
Revise/replace knee joint
$2,168$2,840-24%138%6895
CPT 63047
Lam facetec & foramot lumbar
$1,364$1,796-24%128%6895
CPT 22612
Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lumbar
$1,932$2,557-24%132%6895
CPT 22558
Arthrd ant ntrbd min dsc lum
$1,856$2,471-25%130%6895
CPT 22551
Arthrd ant ntrbdy cervical
$2,058$2,778-26%128%6895
CPT 27130
Total hip arthroplasty
$1,596$2,158-26%137%6895
CPT 22633
Arthrd cmbn 1ntrspc lumbar
$2,197$2,991-27%129%6793
CPT 27447
Total knee arthroplasty
$1,594$2,190-27%137%6894

Frequently asked questions

How do Hawaii orthopedic surgery rates compare with the rest of the country?

Hawaii ranks 24th of 51 states with an index of 101; 20 of 39 codes are above the national median.

Which orthopedic surgery code has the biggest premium in Hawaii?

CPT 99212 (Office o/p est sf 10 min), at 144% of the national median.

Are these Medicare or commercial rates?

Commercial in-network negotiated rates from four national payers' published files; the Medicare comparison column uses the CY2026 Medicare physician fee schedule.

Methodology

How these numbers are calculated
  • Source: in-network negotiated-rate files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, August 2026 snapshot: UnitedHealthcare Choice plans (74 files); Aetna commercial plans (70 files); Cigna national PPO (1 files); BCBS licensees' own-network files (5,387 files). Payer comparisons describe these files, not each payer's entire book of business.
  • Sample: rates come from a random sample of up to 150 providers per state and specialty. Counts on this page are sampled providers and TINs, not totals.
  • Which providers count: only providers in a specialty relevant to the code, because a rate in a payer file attaches to a provider group and is listed under every provider in that group.
  • Filters: fee-for-service, professional billing class, no modifier, negotiated or fee-schedule dollar rates. Rates outside 1% to 1,000% of the Medicare rate are excluded.
  • Statistic: one median rate per provider, then percentiles across providers. A cell is shown only with at least 15 sampled providers and 4 TINs.
  • Medicare benchmark: CY2026 national physician fee schedule, non-QPP conversion factor, unadjusted for locality. Where the non-facility rate is more than twice the facility rate (office rates that include device or supply cost), the facility rate is used so comparisons are like for like.

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