Becker's Healthcare April 26, 2022
Two of the biggest drawbacks of spine surgical robots are their size and cost, but the next generation of robots are addressing these challenges to encourage their adoption at ASCs.
Most surgery centers don’t have the budget to install a spine robot, which increases the cost per procedure without bringing in higher reimbursement from insurers. Many ASCs also operate on fine margins, and as spine robots offer minimal value to experienced surgeons, they are considered cost prohibitive in surgery centers.
Some hospitals and health systems are willing to invest in spine robots — which cost about $1 million — to attract surgeons and patients to their spine centers, but the pace of outpatient migration has smaller hospitals thinking twice about...
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