How much does it cost to build an outpatient surgery center?

Opening and operating an outpatient surgery is a significant undertaking. Here are four statistics on what it cost to open a surgery center in 2013, according to RSMeans cost data.

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The data projects the cost for a one-story, 12,500-square-foot surgery.

Cost estimate (union labor)
•    Total building cost per square foot: $413.44
•    Total building cost: $5.17 million

Cost estimate (open shop)
•    Total building cost per square foot: $391.53
•    $4.89 million

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