12 things to know about ASCs, key insights

Becker's Healthcare April 2, 2021
Patsy Newitt

In 2019, ASCs that were certified by Medicare treated 3.5 million beneficiaries. The data in this list comes from the MedPAC 2021 Report to Congress, Avanza and VMG Health Intellimarker.

1. Number of ASCs in 2019: 5,816

2. States with the most ASCs per 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries

• Maryland: 38
• Georgia: 23
• Alaska: 19
• New Jersey: 18

3. Single-specialty ASC breakdown:

• Gastroenterology-driven ASCs: 1,082 (21 percent of ASCs)
• Ophthalmology-driven ASCs: 1,057 (21 percent of ASCs)
• Pain management ASCs: 619 (12 percent of ASCs)
• Dermatology-driven ASCs: 209 (4 percent of ASCs)
• Urology-driven ASCs: 134 (3 percent of ASCs)
• Cardiology-driven ASCs: 88 (2 percent of ASCs)
• Podiatry-driven ASCs: 83 (2 percent of ASCs)
• Orthopedics-driven ASCs: 32 (1 percent of ASCs)
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