Here are 45 benchmarks on balance sheets in ASCs from VMG Health's 2018 Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study.
The study is based on 2016 and 2017 data from over 275 centers, encompassing a surgical case volume of over 1.3 million.
Cash and equivalents
1. Mean: $992,000
2. 25th percentile: $385,000
3. Median: $707,000
4. 75th percentile: $1,225,000
5. 90th percentile: $2,169,000
Net account receivable
6. Mean: $1,049,000
7. 25th percentile: $535,000
8. Median: $848,000
9. 75th percentile: $1,234,000
10. 90th percentile: $1,976,00
Other current assets
11. Mean: $375,000
12. 25th percentile: $182,000
13. Median: $295,000
14. 75th percentile: $515,000
15. 90th percentile: $739,000
Total current assets
16. Mean: $2,222,000
17. 25th percentile: $1,081,000
18. Median: $1,778,000
19. 75th percentile: $2,874,000
20. 90th percentile: $4,153,000
Gross property, plant and equipment
21. Mean: $5,516,000
22. 25th percentile: $3,273,000
23. Median: $4,576,000
24. 75th percentile: $7,179,000
25. 90th percentile: $9,755,000
Net fixed assets
26. Mean: $1,718,000
27. 25th percentile: $627,000
28. Median: $1,044,000
29. 75th percentile: $1,978,000
30. 90th percentile: $3,779,000
Total assets
31. Mean: $3,932,000
32. 25th percentile: $2,072,000
33. Median: $3,113,000
34. 75th percentile: $4,752,000
35. 90th percentile: $7,717,000
Long-term debt
36. Mean: $1,750,000
37. 25th percentile: $512,000
38. Median: $1,274,000
39. 75th percentile: $2,399,000
40. 90th percentile: $4,151,000
Shareholders equity
41. Mean: $2,715,000
42. 25th percentile: $1,297,000
43. Median: $1,951,000
44. 75th percentile: $3,180,000
45. 90th percentile: $5,184,000