ASC vs. HOPD Patients: 20 Statistics

How do ambulatory surgery center patients differ from those treated in hospital outpatient departments? Here are 20 statistics on patients treated in ASCs in comparison to patients treated in HOPDs in 2012, according to the 2014 MedPAC issues report to Congress.

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ASC

Medicaid Status
•    Not Medicaid: 86 percent
•    Medicaid: 14 percent

Race/ethnicity
•    White: 87.7 percent
•    African American: 6.9 percent
•    Other: 5.3 percent

Age
•    Under 65: 15.2 percent
•    65 to 84: 78 percent
•    85 or older: 6.8 percent

Sex
•    Female: 57.9 percent
•    Male: 42.1 percent

HOPD

Medicaid Status
•    Not Medicaid: 76.6 percent
•    Medicaid: 23.4 percent

Race/ethnicity
•    White: 83.8 percent
•    African American: 10.3 percent
•    Other: 5.9 percent

Age
•    Under 65: 22.4 percent
•    65 to 84: 66.8 percent
•    85 or older: 10.8 percent

Sex
•    Female: 56 percent
•    Male: 44 percent

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