The top ASC procedure makes up 20.4 percent of total Medicare payments in 2022, according to a Jan. 26 report from VMG Health.
Here's the percentage of total Medicare payments for the top 10 ASC procedures:
|
CPT code |
Description |
Percentage of total Medicare payments in 2022 |
Percentage of total Medicare payments in 2023 |
|
66984 |
Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure) |
20.4 percent |
20.4 percent |
|
63685 |
Insertion or replacement of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver, direct or inductive coupling |
5.1 percent |
5 percent |
|
45380 |
Colonoscopy and biopsy |
4 percent |
4 percent |
|
45385 |
Colonoscopy with lesion removal |
3.3 percent |
3.3 percent |
|
27447 |
Total knee arthroplasty |
3.1 percent |
3.1 percent |
|
63650 |
Implant neuroelectrodes |
3 percent |
3.1 percent |
|
43239 |
Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope |
2.7 percent |
2.7percent |
|
64483 |
Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance |
1.8 percent |
1.8 percent |
|
66991 |
Noncomplex cataract removal with insertion of aqueous drainage system |
1.7 percent |
1.6 percent |
|
645590 |
Insertion or replacement of peripheral or gastric neurostimulator pulse |
1.6 percent |
1.6 percent |