Patch reported that outpatient facility fees increased 3.4 percent year over year, reaching $437.2 million in 2019. Patient visit-generated facility fees increased 11.4 percent over that period.
Gastrointestinal and cardiovascular procedures generated the most facility fees in 2019, hitting $54.2 million.
Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center and Hartford (Conn.) Hospital’s Eye Surgery Center generated the most facility fee revenues in 2019.
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