Becker's Healthcare August 19, 2020
Some of the most expensive procedures performed in ASCs last year represented over $40 million in total charges, according to Definitive Healthcare.
Definitive Healthcare compiled data on 2019 all-payer medical claims from multiple U.S. medical claims clearinghouses. The dataset is updated monthly.
Here is the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System/Current Procedural Terminology code and total charges in 2019 for the 10 most expensive ASC procedures, ranked by average cost per case:
1. Breast reconstruction of a single breast with “stacked” deep inferior epigastric perforator flap(s) and/or gluteal artery perforator flap(s)
HCPCS/CPT code: S2067
Total charges: $14,535,855
2. Cardioverter-defibrillator, other than single or dual chamber...
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