Author: Claire Wallace

Glenwood Springs, Colo.-based Valley View is opening a new orthopedic ASC in Basalt, Colo., according to a Feb. 24 press release sent to Becker's. 

Clarion-based Iowa Specialty Hospitals and Clinics has been designated an orthopedic and spine center of excellence by the DNV, according to a Feb. 24 report from the Globe Gazette.

Saint Joseph's Medical Center is opening a new orthopedic clinic in Yonkers, N.Y., according to a Feb. 24 report from the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals. 

The average price of a total disc replacement in New York City, the largest city in the U.S., is $32,521, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a price transparency tool.

The average price of a lumbar spinal fusion in New York City, the largest city in the U.S., is $68,126, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a price transparency tool.

Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital has added same-day cervical disc replacement procedures to its list of offered surgeries, according to a Feb. 22 report from Your Island News.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that spine surgery may be more effective than conventional medical treatment for spinal stenosis. 

The average price of a knee replacement in New York City, the largest city in the U.S., is $33,715, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a price transparency tool.

The average price of a hip replacement in New York City, the largest city in the U.S., is $34,231, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a price transparency tool.

While California has over 2,000 orthopedic surgeons — the most of any state — according to 2022 data from Definitive Healthcare, 28 states in the U.S. have under 400 practicing surgeons.