Partial knee arthroplasty costs $3K+ less in ASCs than HOPDs — 5 insights

Partial knee arthroplasty procedures are among the many services shifting from hospital settings to freestanding ASCs, according to an Advisory Board report.

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Five insights on partial knee arthroplasty procedure reimbursement and outmigration:

1. Inpatient reimbursement: $13,850
2. Hospital outpatient department reimbursement: $10,617
3. ASC reimbursement: $7,374
4. Decline in reimbursement from HOPD to ASC setting: $3,243
5. Amount health systems would need to increase ASC volumes to make up for PKA outmigration: 28 percent

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