Cost of cardiovascular procedures in ASCs vs. HOPDs

Becker's Healthcare April 29, 2024
Patsy Newitt

Most cardiovascular procedures are more cost effective at ASCs than hospital outpatient departments for Medicare patients, according to the Medicare.gov procedure price lookup tool.

Here are the costs of eight common cardiovascular procedure:

Code 93458: Catheter placement in coronary artery for coronary angiography

ASC: $382

HOPD: $919

Code 37238: Transcatheter placement of an intravascular stent

ASC: $1,397

HOPD: $1,690

Code 37609: Litigation or biopsy, temporal artery

ASC:...

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