Becker's Healthcare July 30, 2024
Cardiology is growing in the ASC world. Here are five things to know about the industry’s rise:
1) Most cardiovascular procedures are less expensive in ASCs than in the hospital outpatient department. Patients can use the Medicare.gov procedure price lookup tool to see the difference in price between procedures in the ASC and HOPD settings. For example, catheter placement in coronary artery for coronary angiography — one of the most common procedures — costs $382 at an ASC, versus $919 at an HOPD.
2) More high-acuity procedures are being performed for the outpatient cardiology setting. Some physicians expect that even more will be approved to be performed in the future.
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