Fifteen respondents representing over 700 surgery centers in the U.S. responded to HealthCare Appraisers’ survey.
Respondents shared input on management fees:
Typical management fee rate for ASCs as a percentage of net revenue
1. 3 percent: 27 percent
2. 4 percent: 13 percent
3. 5 percent: 40 percent
4. 6 percent: 20 percent
Respondents who have minimum annual management fees
5. Have minimal fees: 53 percent
6. Don’t have minimal fees: 47 percent
Respondents whose management fee charges vary based on revenue
7. Charges vary: 40 percent
8. Charges don’t vary: 60 percent
Revenue thresholds at which management fees decrease
9. Less than $500,000: 33 percent
10. $500 million to $749,999,000: 33 percent
11. $750 million to $999,999,000: 17 percent
12. $10 billion to $12,4999,999,000: 17 percent
Respondents also shared which management services are provided as part of agreements:
Group purchasing organization access
13. Never: 7 percent
14. Rarely: 0 percent
15. Sometimes: 13 percent
16. Often: 7 percent
17. Always: 73 percent
Accounting
18. Never: 13 percent
19. Rarely: 0 percent
20. Sometimes: 13 percent
21. Often: 27 percent
22. Always: 47 percent
Architecture and design
23. Never: 47 percent
24. Rarely: 13 percent
25 Sometimes: 7 percent
26. Often: 7 percent
27. Always: 27 percent
Benchmarking
28. Never: 0 percent
29. Rarely: 0 percent
30. Sometimes: 0 percent
31. Often: 20 percent
32. Always: 80 percent
Coding
33. Never: 40 percent
34. Rarely: 7 percent
35. Sometimes: 13 percent
36. Often: 13 percent
37. Always: 27 percent
Corporate business development executive and staff
38. Never: 7 percent
39. Rarely: 0 percent
40. Sometimes: 20 percent
41. Often: 20 percent
42. Always: 53 percent
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