What percentage of Medicare Certified Ambulatory Surgery Centers are there in America?

• A. 85%
• B. 60%
• C. 40%
• D. 25%

Answer: (A)

Medicare certification status determines whether an ambulatory surgery center can bill Medicare for facility services, which is essential for reimbursement and patient access to Medicare-covered care. Because Medicare pays for a large share of ambulatory surgical care and centers rely on this payer mix, many ASCs pursue and obtain Medicare certification. This results in a large majority of centers being Medicare-certified, so the option that indicates “most” centers are Medicare-certified is the best fit. The other figures would imply only a small portion, which doesn’t align with how common Medicare certification is in the ASC landscape.