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Becker's Healthcare April 13, 2023
The five most common procedures performed at ASCs are all more affordable at ASCs than hospital outpatient departments, according to cost data from medicare.gov’s procedure price lookup.
Cost of the five most common ASC procedures:
1. Extracapsular cataract removal with intraocular lens prosthesis; without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
ASCs: $320
HOPDs: $532
2. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; biopsy;...
