30 Statistics on Most Popular ASC Procedures in California

The following were the most-often performed ASC procedures by specialty in California in 2013, according to the state's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development:

Digestive procedures — 31.86 percent

Musculoskeletal procedures — 13.31 percent

Eye and ocular procedures — 9.17 percent

Cardiovascular procedures — 7.90 percent

Integumentary procedures — 6.81 percent

Nervous system procedures — 4.99 percent

Female genital system procedures — 4.71 percent

Urinary procedures — 4.21 percent

Medicine cardiovascular procedures — 3.19 percent

Respiratory system procedures — 2.65 percent


Percentages were slightly different among hospital and freestanding ASCs:


Freestanding

Digestive procedures — 39.19 percent

Anesthesia — 25.51 percent

Eye and ocular procedures — 14.95 percent

Musculoskeletal procedures — 7.48 percent

Nervous system procedures — 3.69 percent

Integumentary procedures — 2.50 percent

Female genital procedures — 1.95 percent

Urinary procedures — 1.53 percent

Respiratory system procedures — 0.80 percent

Male genital procedures — 0.68 percent


Hospital-based

Digestive procedures — 31.51 percent

Musculoskeletal procedures — 13.58 percent

Eye and ocular procedures — 8.90 percent

Cardiovascular procedures — 8.25 percent

Integumentary procedures — 7.01 percent

Nervous system procedures — 5.05 percent

Female genital procedures — 4.84 percent

Urinary procedures — 4.33 percent

Medicine cardiovascular procedures — 3.33 percent

Respiratory system procedures — 2.73 percent

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