11 Statistics on Surgery Center Operating Expenses

Here are 11 statistics on the total annual operating expenses of surgery centers, according to the VMG Health 2009 Intellimarker.

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1. The average total operating expenses for surgery centers was $4.8 million, with a median of $5.2 million.

2. Employee salary and wages constituted the highest percentage of a surgery center’s net revenue at an average of 23.8 percent.

3. Insurance represented the lowest percentage of a surgery center’s net revenue at an average of 1.1 percent.

Operating expenses by type
4. Employee salary and wages

  • Average — $1.5 million
  • Median — $1.3 million

5. Medical and surgical

  • Average — $1.3 million
  • Median — $1.2 million

6. General and administrative

  • Average — $1.06 million
  • Median — $1.09 million

7. Occupancy costs

  • Average — $419,000
  • Median — $383,000

8. Depreciation and amortization

  • Average — $335,000
  • Median — $279,000

9. Taxes and benefits

  • Average — $318,000
  • Median — $272,000

10. Other medical costs

  • Average — $122,000
  • Median — $48,000


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Insurance

  • Average — $66,000
  • Median — $52,000

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