1. The average total operating expenses for surgery centers was $4.8 million, with a median of $5.2 million.
2. Employee salary and wages constituted the highest percentage of a surgery center’s net revenue at an average of 23.8 percent.
3. Insurance represented the lowest percentage of a surgery center’s net revenue at an average of 1.1 percent.
Operating expenses by type
4. Employee salary and wages
- Average — $1.5 million
- Median — $1.3 million
5. Medical and surgical
- Average — $1.3 million
- Median — $1.2 million
6. General and administrative
- Average — $1.06 million
- Median — $1.09 million
7. Occupancy costs
- Average — $419,000
- Median — $383,000
8. Depreciation and amortization
- Average — $335,000
- Median — $279,000
9. Taxes and benefits
- Average — $318,000
- Median — $272,000
10. Other medical costs
- Average — $122,000
- Median — $48,000
11. Insurance
- Average — $66,000
- Median — $52,000
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