Becker's Healthcare June 11, 2020
Here are the most common procedures for Medicare-certified ASCs in 2018, based on the MedPAC 2020 report to Congress.
1. Cataract surgery with IOL insert, stage 1: 18.8 percent of all procedures
2. Upper GI endoscopy, biopsy: 7.9 percent
3. Colonoscopy and biopsy: 6.9 percent
4. Lesion removal colonoscopy (snare technique): 6.2 percent
5. Inject foramen epidural: lumbar, sacral: 4.6 percent
6. After cataract laser surgery: 4.2 percent
7. Inject paravertebral: lumbar, sacral: 3.4 percent
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