Sage Transparency, a healthcare transparencydatabase from the Employee's Forum of Indiana, has named the ASCs charging the highest percentage above Medicare payments to commercial insurers in every state based on the facility's Medicare reimbursement rate.
Sage's facility prices include the service fees but does not include physician fees. The rankings are based on data collected from over 2,000 ASCs nationwide.
Ten California ASCs charging the highest percentage above Medicare reimbursement rates:
1. Northridge Outpatient Surgery Center
2. Arcadia Surgical Medical Center
3. Risser Surgery Center (Pasadena)
4. St. Charles Surgical Center (Thousand Oaks)
5. Encino Outpatient Surgery Center
6. Oceanview Pain Treatment Medical Center (Long Beach)
7. Thousand Oaks Surgery Center (Newbury Park)
8. Smart Surgery Center (Arcadia)
9. Mount Sinai Surgery Center (Tarzana)
10. Simi Surgery Center (Simi Valley)