Here are 30 statistics on payer mix as a percentage of gross charges across different regions in the U.S., according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimaker Survey.
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West
• Commercial: 56 percent
• Medicare: 22 percent
• Worker's comp: 6 percent
• Other pay: 4 percent
• Medicaid: 3 percent
• Self pay: 2 percent
Southwest
• Commercial: 61 percent
• Medicare: 24 percent
• Other pay: 4 percent
• Medicaid: 2 percent
• Worker's comp: 2 percent
• Self pay: 2 percent
Midwest
• Commercial: 63 percent
• Medicare: 20 percent
• Worker's comp: 5 percent
• Other pay: 3 percent
• Medicaid: 2 percent
• Self pay: 1 percent
Southeast
• Commercial: 51 percent
• Medicare: 32 percent
• Medicaid: 4 percent
• Worker's comp: 2 percent
• Self pay: 2 percent
• Other pay: 2 percent
Northeast
• Commercial: 64 percent
• Medicare: 26 percent
• Worker's comp: 4 percent
• Other pay: 4 percent
• Medicaid: 3 percent
• Self pay: 1 percent
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