MedPac examined the 20 most frequently provided ASC services in 2018. Here they are along with percent of volume:
Cataract surgery, with IOL insert, 1 stage: 18.8 percent
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy: 7.9 percent
Colonoscopy and biopsy: 6.9 percent
Lesion removal colonoscopy (snare technique): 6.2 percent
Inject foramen epidural: lumbar, sacral: 4.6 percent
After cataract laser surgery: 4.2 percent
Inject paravertebral: lumbar, sacral: 3.4 percent
Injection spine; lumbar, sacral: 2.7 percent
Colorectal screen, high-risk individual: 2.1 percent
Diagnostic colonoscopy: 1.7 percent
Destroy lumbar/sacral facet joint: 1.7 percent
Colorectal screen, not high-risk individual: 1.7 percent
Cataract surgery, complex: 1.4 percent
Injection procedure for sacroiliac joint, anesthetic: 1.4 percent
Inject paravertebral: cervical or thoracic: 1.1 percent
Inject spine, cervical or thoracic: 1 percent
Cystoscopy: 1 percent
Upper GI endoscopy, diagnosis: 0.9 percent
Revision of upper eyelid: 0.9 percent
Lesion remove colonoscopy, hot biopsy forceps: 0.5 percent
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