How the cost of 4 ASC procedures has changed

Here is how the cost of four common ASC procedures has changed from 2019 to 2024, using data from  Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate Blue Health Intelligence’s “Rising Prices for Hospital Outpatient Care” brief, published last year and Sidecar Health’s care calculator:

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Diagnostic colonoscopy

2019: $1,010

2024: $1,136

Cataract surgery

2019: $2,296

2024: $2,733

Colonoscopy screening

2019: $880

2024: $1,136

Ear tympanostomy

2019: $1,582

2024: $1,024

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