Here are 30 statistics on ambulatory surgery center pay mix across the country, according to VMG Health's 2012 Intellimarker Ambulatory Surgical Center Financial & Operational Benchmarking Study.
West
• Medicare: 21 percent
• Medicaid: 6 percent
• Commercial: 56 percent
• Workers' compensation: 5 percent
• Self-pay: 2 percent
• Other: 9 percent
Southwest
• Medicare: 27 percent
• Medicaid: 3 percent
• Commercial: 59 percent
• Workers' compensation: 2 percent
• Self-pay: 2 percent
• Other: 4 percent
Midwest
• Medicare: 15 percent
• Commercial: 62 percent
• Workers' compensation: 4 percent
• Self-pay: 1 percent
• Other: 6 percent
Southeast
• Medicare: 31 percent
• Medicaid: 4 percent
• Commercial: 51 percent
• Workers' compensation: 3 percent
• Self-pay: 2 percent
• Other: 2 percent
Northeast
• Medicare: 25 percent
• Medicaid: 3 percent
• Commercial: 59 percent
• Workers' compensation: 5 percent
• Self-pay: 1 percent
• Other: 6 percent