The number of Medicare-certified ASCs has increased substantially from 2000 to 2016, with growth slowing in recent years, according to VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Study Intellimarker 2017.
Here are eight statistics on the number of Medicare-certified ASCs by year:
• 2000: 3,028
• 2010: 5,135
• 2011: 5,217
• 2012: 5,287
• 2013: 5,363
• 2014: 5,437
• 2015: 5,474
• 2016: 5,519