In the musculoskeletal category, the following procedures are included in the average procedure count per state:
• Bone implant removal
• Forearm and wrist surgery
• Hand and finger surgery
• Foot and toe surgery
• Shoulder surgery
• Shoulder endoscopy
• Wrist endoscopy
• Knee endoscopy
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The procedure data covers all surgeries performed at ASCs and reported through the ASC Quality Reporting program, not just those involving Medicare patients. The 10 states with the most orthopedic procedures per ASC on average are:
1. New York: 1,768
2. New Mexico: 1,613
3. North Carolina: 1,535
4. Iowa: 1,498
5. Rhode Island: 1,411
6. Nevada: 1,402
7. Alabama: 1,389
8. Tennessee: 1,361
9. Maine: 1,343
10. Connecticut: 1,277
Note that data is the average for ASCs statewide.
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