Extracapsular cataract removal with intraocular lens implantation is the most commonly billed Medicare procedure at ASCs, according to the latest report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Here are the 20 most commonly billed ASC procedures and their percentage of total volume:
| Procedure | 2023 percent of volume |
| Extracapsular cataract removal with intraocular lens implant insert | 18.5% |
| Colonoscopy with lesion removal, snare technique | 7.7% |
| Upper GI endoscopy, with biopsy: single or multiple | 7.4% |
| Colonoscopy and biopsy | 6.7% |
| Injection transforaminal epidural: lumbar or sacral | 4.2% |
| After cataract laser surgery | 3.7% |
| Injection paravertebral facet joint: lumbar or sacral, single level | 3.1% |
| Colorectal cancer screening, high-risk individual | 2.4% |
| Injection interlaminar epidural: lumbar or sacral | 1.9% |
| Destroy lumbar/sacral facet joint, single | 1.9% |
| Colorectal cancer screening, not high-risk individual | 1.6% |
| Injection procedure for sacroiliac joint, anesthesia | 1.5% |
| Extracapsular cataract removal complex without ECP | 1.3% |
| Cystourethroscopy | 1.3% |
| Diagnostic colonoscopy | 1.2% |
| Injection paravertebral facet joint: cervical or thoracic, single level | 1.1% |
| Blepharoplasty upper eyelid | 1% |
| Injection interlaminar epidural: cervical or thoracic | 0.8% |
| Upper GI endoscopy diagnostic brush wash | 0.7% |
| Upper GI endoscopy, guide wire insertion | 0.6% |
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