The number of Medicare-certified ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) climbed to 6,299 in 2023, up 13% from 2017, according to recently released data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). At the same time, total Medicare payments to ASCs surged to $6.8 billion – an 11.6% jump over the prior year. The figures, published in MedPAC’s July 2025 Data Book, underscore the growing role of ASCs in the outpatient care landscape, particularly as policymakers and payers look to shift procedures away from higher-cost hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
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Source: https://ascnews.com/2025/07/medicare-spending-on-ascs-hits-6-8b-as-volume-complexity-rise/