Maximizing Profitability at Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Relatable.com)
ASC Device-Intensive Procedures are Growing
Device-intensive procedures in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) are growing once again in 2019 with 131 new procedures for Medicare beneficiaries. Payment methodology is modified for certain device-intensive procedures each year which the device offset percentage is higher than 30% of the median cost OPPS, meaning the cost of the device is a significant amount of the cost of providing the service.
As one would expect, third-party payers will follow with covera...