HOPDs vs ASCs: 3 common procedures

More than 80% of surgeries are now performed in an outpatient setting, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.  ASC procedures are almost always less expensive than in hospital outpatient departments. 

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Here are how three common procedures stack up between ASCs and HOPDs, according to analysis of recent data from AmSurg:

Knee arthroscopy: 

ASC: $410

HOPD: $723

Cataract surgery:

ASC: $2,304

HOPD: $3,499

Colonoscopy: 

ASC: $925

HOPD: $1,224

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