Definitive Healthcare ranked the top cardiac procedures performed in ASCs, as well as the most common ASC procedures.
The data is based on information gathered on the Definitive Healthcare Commercial Claims Analysis platform for procedures performed in 2017. This list does not account for biopsy procedures, diagnostic testing or drawing blood.
The top 5 ASC procedures:
1. Cataract surgery with intraocular lens implant, 1 stage: 848,563
2. Aspiration from or injection into a major joint (shoulder, hip, knee): 592,390
3. Injection of drug into the eye: 225,248
4. Injection of transforaminal epidural into lumbar.sacral spine: 218,745
5. YAG Laser Capsulotomy; after cataract laser surgery: 181,564
The top 10 cardiac procedures:
6. Coronary artery bypass graft, single artery - 3,988 procedures
7. Endoscopic vein harvest - 3,276
8. Rechanneling of artery - 2,970
9. Av fusion direct any site; shunt insertion - 2,733
10. Coronary artery bypass graft, two vein grafts - 1,874
11. Stent placement(s), iliac artery, unilateral - 1,765
12. Angioplasty, femoral, popliteal artery(s) - 1,589
13. Stent placement, femoral, popliteal artery(s) - 1,501
14. Transluminal balloon angioplasty, central dialysis - 1,492
15. Temporal artery biopsy - 1,485