Becker's Healthcare April 1, 2025
Here are three notes on the relationship between ASCs and colonoscopies in 2025:
1. Gastrointestinal procedures make up a huge share of the most commonly billed services at ASCs, according to a March 13 MedPAC report. Of the 20 most commonly billed ASC services, eight are GI procedures involving colonoscopies, CRC screenings or endoscopies. Combined, these eight GI-related procedures accounted for nearly 28.3% of all Medicare procedure volume at ASCs in 2023.
2. AI is being increasingly utilized by gastroenterologists to support the administrative...