Payer mix at orthopedics-driven ASCs: 6 statistics

Here are six statistics on the average payer mix at orthopedics-driven ASCs, according to the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2012.

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Here, an orthopedics-focused ASC is defined as a surgery center where the case mix is more than 50 percent orthopedic procedures.

Mean payer mix as a percentage of gross charges:

•    Commercial payers: 62 percent
•    Medicare: 17 percent
•    Medicaid: 4 percent
•    Workers’ compensation: 11 percent
•    Self-pay: 2 percent
•    Other pay: 8 percent

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