ASCs offer several unique perks to clinicians, with some stark differences to their hospital outpatient department counterparts. 

Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain and Spine has broken ground on an ASC in New Albany, Ind., according to an Aug. 12 report from Louisville Business First.

Here are four commercial payers that have expanded patient access to musculoskeletal care since the beginning of 2024: 

Outpatient spine surgery is growing, and its outlook suggests the trend will likely continue.

Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain & Spine has partnered with Woodward Development and Construction to open an ASC in Evansville, Ind., according to an April 24 report from the TriState Homepage.

As spine surgery continues to shift to the outpatient setting, here are 9 things to know about endoscopic spine surgery and ASCs: 

Orthopedic surgeons have been among the two highest-paid specialties for the past 10 years.

Three of the most common ASC procedures are seeing reimbursement cuts in 2024, according to a recent report from VMG Health. 

Outpatient spine surgery's popularity has skyrocketed in recent years.

From "awake spine" procedures to construction on new outpatient spine centers across the country, here are three areas to keep an eye on in outpatient spine surgery:

Medical device company Centinel Spine saw its Prodisc total disc replacement sales grow 56% in the ASC setting between 2022 and 2023.

Here are the costs of five of the most common procedures performed at orthopedic ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, according to insurance company Sidecar Health's care calculator.

A surgery team at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland performed the system's first surgical removal of a herniated disc without the use of general anesthesia.

DISC Surgery Center, which has four California locations in Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, Valencia and Walnut Creek, specializes in spine, orthopedics and pain management.

DISC Surgery Center at Newport Beach (Calif.) is enrolling patients for a clinical study on Orthofix's M6-C artificial disc.

Here are six newly opened or announced orthopedic-focused ASCs reported by Becker's since Oct. 18:

Scoliosis affects 2% to 3% of the U.S. population, or approximately 6 million  to 9 million people. The condition accounts for more than 38,000 spinal fusion procedures each year, according to the National Scoliosis Foundation. Scoliosis affects professional athletes, musicians, actors and others on a daily basis.

Philip Louie, MD, a spine surgeon and medical director of research and academics at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health's Center for Neurosciences and Spine in Seattle, recently joined Becker's to share his insights on what is to come for spine care.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and Naples, Fla.-based NCH broke ground on a musculoskeletal center that will offer outpatient and inpatient care, including an ASC.

Construction has begun on a $123 million orthopedic and spine surgery center in Los Angeles run by Docs Health, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported Nov. 6.