Virginia Health Information, an organization that focuses on healthcare data reporting, published a report on healthcare procedure costs between ASCs, hospital outpatient departments and physician offices in Virginia.
The median costs for four procedures:
Arthroscopic knee surgery:
ASC: $4,653
Hospitals: $7,061
Rotator cuff surgery:
ASC: $9,290
Hospitals: $13,537
Shoulder arthroscopy:
ASC: $8,819
Hospitals: $13,324
Tonsillectomy:
ASC: $3,433
Hospitals: $6,944