More than $4.2 billion. The amount that Medicare saves annually when surgical procedures are performed at ASCs instead of HOPDs, according to a 2020 study from KNG Health Consulting.
More than $42.2 billion. The amount that healthcare saves annually when surgical procedures are performed at ASCs instead of hospitals.
$28.7 billion. How much ASCs reduced Medicare costs from 2011 through 2018.
$73.4 billion. How much ASCs are projected to reduce Medicare costs from 2019 to 2028.
58%: The percentage more procedures done in HOPDs can cost compared to a physician’s office or ASC, according to a 2023 analysis by Blue Health Intelligence, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s data analytics company.
35%. The potential total cost of savings for various hand and upper-extremity procedures at ASCs compared to HOPDs, according to a study from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
28%. The potential savings in patient payments for various hand and upper-extremity procedures at ASCs compared to HOPDs, according to the AAOS study.
59%. How much spending could be reduced by shifting outpatient procedures for non-complex commercially insured individuals to ASCs, according to a 2021 report from UnitedHealth.
$684. Average per-procedure consumer savings if outpatient procedures for non-complex commercially insured individuals were shifted to ASCs. according to the UnitedHealth report.
More than $38 billion. How much healthcare costs are reduced per year due to the availability of ASCs as an appropriate setting, according to a 2016 review of commercial medical-claims data.
