Here is a list of the top 10 procedures in 2015 including estimated payment information and the total percentage of Medicare ASC spend each procedure represents.
1. Cataract surgery with IOL, 1 stage
● Estimated payment: $1,092
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 28.1 percent
2. Colonoscopy and biopsy
● Estimated payment: $181
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 4.6 percent
3. Upper GI endoscopy, biopsy
● Estimated payment: $177
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 4.5 percent
4. Lesion removal colonoscopy
● Estimated payment: $117
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 3 percent
5. Cataract surgery, complex
● Estimated payment: $95
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 2.4 percent
6. Injection foramen epidural 1/s
● Estimated payment: $94
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 2.4 percent
7. Injection spine 1/s (cd)
● Estimated payment: $75
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 1.9 percent
8. Diagnostic colonoscopy
● Estimated payment: $69
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 1.8 percent
9. After cataract laser surgery
● Estimated payment: $65
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 1.7 percent
10. Colorectal screening: high risk 1/s lev
● Estimated payment: $46
● Percentage of total Medicare spend: 1.2 percent
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