Becker's Healthcare October 24, 2025
The ASC field is continuing to quickly evolve, driven by consolidation trends, payer challenges, private equity influence and more.
Here are 10 statistics and trends showing how the ASC industry is evolving:
1. Sixty percent of health systems indicated they would consider a joint venture partnership with ASCs in 2024.
2. Nearly 2,000 ASCs were under partnership by a national operator in 2023 — up from approximately 1,339 centers in 2011.
3. ASC chains control about 33.5% of freestanding ASCs, with the remaining 66.5% still held by independents.
4. Between 2011 and 2024, the total number of Medicare-certified ASCs in the U.S. increased from 5,217 to 6,377.
5. Here is the market share for five major ASC operators:
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