What is an ASC?
Ambulatory surgery centers, or ASCs, are modern healthcare facilities focused on providing same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures. ASCs have transformed the outpatient experience for millions of Americans by providing them with a more convenient alternative to hospital-based outpatient procedures—and done so with a strong track record of quality care and positive patient outcomes.
Surgery Centers
by the Numbers
Medicare-certified ASCs
$ billion/year
Medicare program and beneficiary savings
million/year
Total procedures performed
million/year
Medicare procedures performed
%
Medicare cataract surgeries are performed in ASCs
%
Medicare colonoscopies are performed in ASCs
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary (PSPS) data, 2019 to 2021