Trends in the Setting and Cost of Ambulatory Urological Surgery: An Analysis of Five States in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

Conclusions Ambulatory urological surgery represents 5% of all surgical cases, but 7.6% of costs. The rate of procedures is increasing steadily with performance in ASCs outpaced by those in HOPD. The cost of ambulatory urological surgery is rising out of proportion to explanation by inflation, patient factors, or case-mix.
Source: Urology Practice - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research