Becker's Healthcare December 6, 2023
ASC leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated with the reimbursement disparity between hospital outpatient departments and surgery centers.
Here are 10 key considerations on HOPDs and ASCs:
1. Common medical procedures can cost as much as 58% more when they take place at HOPDs when compared to a physician office or ASC, according to an analysis by Blue Health Intelligence, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s data analytics company.
2. Colonoscopy screenings cost 32% more in a hospital than in an ASC, according to the Blue Cross Blue Shield analysis. Diagnostic colonoscopies cost 58% more and cataract surgery costs 56% more.
3. In February, lawmakers reintroduced legislation that aims to close reimbursement gaps between HOPDs and ASCs. The bill would...
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