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Shifting Common Procedures to Ambulatory Surgery Centers Can Save Patients More Than $680

September 08, 2021 | 2 min Read

Shifting routine outpatient procedures to lower-cost ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) can save commercially insured patients $684 on average per procedure.

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Moving Routine Procedures to ASCs Can Help To:

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Shifting Common Procedures to Ambulatory Surgery Centers Can Provide Savings for Patients

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Shifting Common Procedures to Ambulatory Surgery Centers Can Save Patients More Than $680

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