Here are six more stats drawn from Avanza’s report and VMG Health’s “Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study” for 2022.
1. Median ASC payments for drugs and medical supplies by region:
All facilities: $2,368,000
Atlantic: $2,416,000
Midwest: $2,466,000
Mountain: $2,368,000
Northeast: $1,403,000
Pacific: $2,007,000
South: $2,949,000
2. Salaries and wages make up 29 percent of ASCs’ net revenue at the median.
3. The average ASC spends about $2.9 million on drugs and other medical supplies.
4. Drugs and medical supplies expenditures — percent of net operating revenue:
Mean: 26.3 percent
25th percentile: 20.6 percent
Median: 26.4 percent
75th percentile: 30.8 percent
90th percentile: 36.8 percent
5. Drug and medical supply expenses per case at ASCs:
Mean: $634
25th percentile: $371
Median: $533
75th percentile: $808
90th percentile: $1,029
6. Drugs and medical supplies expenditures — dollar amount:
Mean: $2,932,000
25th percentile: $1,491,000
Median: $2,368,000
75th percentile: $3,634,000
90th percentile: $5,432,000
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