The number of multispecialty ASCs jumped 3 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to the most recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report.
Here's four stats on multispecialty ASCs billing Medicare:
2020:
Number of multispecialty ASCs: 1,854 (36 percent of all ASCs)
ASCs with more than two specialties: 1,421 (27 percent of all ASCs)
Pain management and orthopedic ASCs: 238 (4 percent of all ASCs)
Gastroenterology and ophthalmology ASCs: 195 (4 percent of all ASCs)
2015:
Number of multispecialty ASCs: 1,802 (39 percent of all ASCs)
ASCs with more than two specialties: 1,421 (30 percent of all ASCs)
Pain management and orthopedic ASCs: 146 (3 percent of all ASCs)
Gastroenterology and ophthalmology ASCs: 160 (3 percent of all ASCs)