Orthopedic surgeon pay has climbed steadily over the last five years. Meanwhile, over the last three years, the CMS physician fee schedule has continued dipping.
Here is how the average orthopedic surgeon pay compares to CMS’ physician fee schedule over the last five years:
Note: Compensation data was provided by Medscape.
2023
Compensation: $573,000
CMS conversion factor: $33.06 (-4.48%)
2022
Compensation: $557,000
CMS conversion factor: $33.59 (-3.73%)
2021
Compensation: $511,000
CMS conversion factor: $32.41 (-10%)
2020
Compensation: $511,000
CMS conversion factor: $36.09 (+0.14%)
2019
Compensation: $482,000
CMS conversion factor: $36.04 (+0.14%)
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