ASCs performed 717,000 fewer procedures in 2020 than they did in 2015, according to the most recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.
Between 2015 and 2020, the most-performed surgeries have remained consistent from ranks one through six. Eight of the 20 procedures listed are gastrointestinal procedures, seven are spine, four are eye procedures and one is urological.
|
Surgical procedure |
2015 |
2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Percent of volume |
Rank |
Percent of volume |
Rank | |
|
Extracapsular cataract removal w / intraocular lens insert |
18.6 |
1 |
17.7 |
1 |
|
Upper GI endoscopy, with biopsy: single or multiple |
8.2 |
2 |
7.7 |
2 |
|
Colonoscopy and biopsy |
6.8 |
3 |
6.6 |
3 |
|
Colonoscopy with lesion removal, snare technique |
5.6 |
4 |
6.4 |
4 |
|
Inject transforaminal epidural: lumbar or sacral |
4.8 |
5 |
4.7 |
5 |
|
After cataract laser surgery |
4.4 |
6 |
3.9 |
6 |
|
Injection interlaminar epidural: lumbar or sacral |
3.3 |
7 |
2.4 |
8 |
|
Injection paravertebral facet joint: lumbar or sacral, single level |
3.1 |
8 |
3.4 |
7 |
|
Diagnostic colonoscopy |
2.3 |
9 |
1.6 |
11 |
|
Colorectal cancer screening, high-risk individual |
2 |
10 |
2 |
9 |
|
Colorectal cancer screening, not high-risk individual |
1.9 |
11 |
1.2 |
15 |
|
Extracapsular cataract removal complex without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation |
1.6 |
12 |
1.3 |
13 |
|
Destroy lumbar/sacral facet joint, single |
1.3 |
13 |
1.8 |
10 |
|
Injection procedure for sacroiliac joint, anesthetic |
1.3 |
14 |
1.5 |
12 |
|
Cystourethroscopy |
1.2 |
15 |
1.3 |
14 |
|
Injection interlaminar epidural: cervical or thoracic |
1 |
16 |
1 |
17 |
|
Upper GI endoscopy diagnostic brush wash |
1 |
17 |
0.8 |
19 |
|
Inject paravertebral facet joint: cervical or thoracic, single level |
1 |
18 |
1.1 |
16 |
|
Blepharoplasty upper eyelid |
0.9 |
19 |
0.8 |
18 |
|
Upper GI endoscopy, guide wire insertion |
0.8 |
20 |
0.7 |
22 |
|
Total |
71.1 |
68.1 |
||
|
Total volume for all ASC services |
6,349,005 |
5,631,959 |
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