Becker's Healthcare October 20, 2025
ASCs have become increasingly popular and heavily utilized by both patients and healthcare providers for a number of reasons, including their ability to offer the same procedures as HOPDs at a lower cost.
Here are 10 numbers demonstrating ASCs cost effectiveness:
1. Procedures at out-of-network ASCs were cheaper than in-network HOPDs across four procedure types analyzed in a study published Oct. 6 in The American Journal of Managed Care. The study analyzed commercial medical claims data from all 50 states, comparing insurer-paid amounts, patient out-of-pocket payments and balance billing amounts for four common adult outpatient surgeries: arthroscopy, cataract, colonoscopy and upper gastrointestinal procedures.
2. Compared with in-network ASCs, insurers paid 32% more to out-of-network ASCs, and 110% more to...
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