The average facility fee for ASCs is significantly lower than for hospitals across a variety of  common outpatient procedures, which carries implications for policies such as certificate-of-need laws. That’s according to a recent study published in The American Journal of Managed Care which found that hospitals, on average, charge facility fees more than  twice as high as those negotiated by ASCs for the same procedures.  Hospital fees exceeded ASC fees by $3,077 on average, with mean … [Read more...]