Here are 10 things to know about spine in ambulatory surgery centers.
1. Total annual compensation for neurosurgeons is $828,658 on average, according to physician staffing firm Jackson & Coker.
2. Benefits awarded to full-time neurosurgeons amount to $138,110, according to the Jackson & Coker report.
3. Single-level minimally invasive instrumented posterior lumbar fusion at an ambulatory surgery center total billed charges were $42,500 — compared to total billed charges for the same procedure in a hospital at $75,663, according to data from the Microsurgical Spine Center.
4. Average insurance payment for the outpatient ASCs was $23,208, compared with the insurance payment to the hospital at $26,711, according to Microsurgical Spine Center data.
5. Discectomies were the top reimbursing neurosurgery procedures — ranging from $17,000 to $34,000 — at Regent Surgical Health centers according data from 2009.
6. The contribution margin per OR minute for neurological surgery is $48, according to a large Q2 to Q3 2010 data of diversified Regent Surgical Health facilities.
7. Overall outpatient spine surgical rates were 10 percent to 15 percent in 2005.
8. 22.1 percent of laminectomies are performed in the ambulatory setting, according to an AHRQ report.
9. Nationally, 2.7 million injections of an agent into the spinal canal occurred in ambulatory surgery centers, according to the Trendwatch Chartbook from the American Hospital Association in 2008.
10. Setting up a spine service at ASCs can cost up to $360,000, according to a report on establishing ASCs.
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