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12 ASC MANAGEMENT 10 most expensive ASC procedures By Angie Stewart A breast reconstruction procedure was the most expensive procedure done at ASCs in 2019, according to a Definitive Healthcare ranking. Definitive Healthcare compiled data on 2019 all-payer medical claims from multiple U.S. medical claims clearinghouses. e dataset is updated monthly. Here is the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System/Current Procedural Ter- minology code and average per-procedure charge for the 10 most expensive ASC proce- dures, ranked by average cost: 1. Breast reconstruction of a single breast with "stacked" deep inferior epigastric perfo- rator flap(s) and/or gluteal artery perforator flap(s) HCPCS/CPT code: S2067 Average charge per procedure: $133,356 2. Cardioverter-defibrillator, other than single or dual chamber (implantable) HCPCS/CPT code: C1882 Average charge per procedure: $111,187 3. Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant HCPCS/CPT code: J7330 Average charge per procedure: $85,498 4. Eculizumab injection HCPCS/CPT code: J1300 Average charge per procedure: $77,423 5. Cardioverter-defibrillator, single chamber (implantable) HCPCS/CPT code: C1722 Average charge per procedure: $76,879 6. Sipuleucel-t, minimum of 50 million autologous cd54+ cells activated with pap- gm-csf, including leukapheresis and all other preparatory procedures, per infusion HCPCS/CPT code: Q2043 Average charge per procedure: $76,471 7. Injection, alglucosidase alfa (lumizyme), 10 mg HCPCS/CPT code: J0221 Average charge per procedure: $76,000 8. Non-ophthalmic fluorescent vascular angiography HCPCS/CPT code: C9733 Average charge per procedure: $75,000 9. Under intersex surgery HCPCS/CPT code: 55970 Average charge per procedure: $73,186 10. Breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator flap or superficial infe- rior epigastric artery flap HCPCS/CPT code: S2068 Average charge per procedure: $68,239 n 15 statistics on average incentive bonuses for specialists By Laura Dyrda P hysicians typically earn around 13 percent of their total salary in incentive bonuses, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2020. Here is the average bonus for 15 key specialties: 1. Orthopedics: $96,000 2. Otolaryngology: $91,000 3. Ophthalmology: $85,000 4. Radiology: $77,000 5. Urology: $64,000 6. Cardiology: $63,000 7. Gastroenterology: $63,000 8. Anesthesiology: $57,000 9. Nephrology: $50,000 10. Pathology: $46,000 11. OB/GYN: $44,000 12. General surgery: $41,000 13. Neurology: $35,000 14. Internal medicine $27,000 15. Family medicine: $24,000 n 'Newsweek' to rank the best ASCs in 25 states: 5 details By Angie Stewart Newsweek partnered with global research firm Statista to rank the country's best ASCs. Five things to know: 1. To identify the 400 best ASCs in the 25 states with the highest numbers of these facilities, Newsweek and Statista will evaluate ASC performance data and con- duct surveys of nurses, therapists, physicians, surgeons and administrators in the ASCs. 2. Each ASC will also be evaluated on its response to the COVID-19 crisis. 3. ASCs will be ranked for the following 25 states: Cali- fornia, Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota, Arizona, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Indiana, Kansas and Tennessee. 4. Newsweek plans to publish the ranking online and in print by the end of 2020. 5. Newsweek launched the analysis to help "readers make choices when they seek care for themselves or loved ones," according to a notice signed by Global Editor-in-Chief Nancy Cooper. Bain & Co. research shows ASCs accounted for more than half of all outpa- tient surgeries in 2017. n