Seventeen states in the U.S. do not have any top-ranked hospitals for outpatient joint replacements.
Here is how much orthopedic surgeons earn on average in the 17 worst states for outpatient joint replacements, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics published in April:
Alabama: $317,950
Alaska: No data available
Arkansas: $365,580
Colorado: $316,300
Hawaii: $554,520
Idaho: No data available
Kansas: $371,500
Maine: $278,240
Minnesota: No data available
Mississippi: No data available
Nevada: No data available
New Hampshire: $425,620
North Dakota: No data available
South Dakota: No data available
Vermont: $413,870
West Virginia: $229,250
Wyoming: No data available