Commercial payers account for 55 percent of total collections at ASCs, according to VMG Health's "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study" for 2022.
The study uses information from more than 380 centers nationwide representing an aggregate surgical case volume of over 2 million. The data was collected from 2018, 2019 and year-to-date February 2020 time periods.
Payer mix by percentage of total collections:
Medicare — 24 percent
Medicaid — 7 percent
Commercial — 55 percent
Workers' compensation — 9 percent
Self pay — 5 percent
Other pay — 14 percent