Orthopedics-driven ASC payer mix: 12 statistics

Here are 12 statistics on payer mix at orthopedics-driven ambulatory surgery centers according to the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2012.

Average payer mix as a percentage of gross charges

Commercial payers: 62 percent
Medicare: 17 percent
Workers compensation: 11 percent
Self-pay: 2 percent

Top 10 percent

Commercial payers: 71 percent
Medicare: 34 percent
Workers compensation: 34 percent
Self-pay: 2 percent

Bottom 25 percent

Commercial payers: 54 percent
Medicare: 11 percent
Workers compensation: 12 percent
Self-pay: 2 percent

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