Commercial insurers paid far less for common gastrointestinal procedures performed in ASCs than in hospital outpatient departments, a recent study found.
Insurers paid an average of $1,042 (110%) more when a surgery occurred at an in-network HOPD compared to those performed at an in-network ASC. Out-of-network ASCs were also more expensive, costing insurers $306 (32%) more than in-network ASCs, according to a study published Oct. 6 in the American Journal of Managed Care.