. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 2.

Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2012 Oct 24;188(6):2323–2327. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.08.031

Table 2.

Predicted episode payments, stratified by ambulatory care setting.

Procedure Type	Predicted 30-Day Payments, in USD (SD)^†
Procedure Type	HOPD	ASC	PO
Urethral dilation	578 (47)	204 (27)	94 (7)
Endoscopic bladder surgery	908 (28)	519 (14)^*	251 (11)^**
Endoscopic urethral surgery	1215 (47)	577 (20)^*	338 (17)^**
Urodynamics procedures	1311 (78)	407 (21)^*	152 (12)^**
Prostate biopsy	868 (42)	521 (19)^*	222 (11)^**
Endoscopic ureteral surgery	2129 (149)	634 (39)^*	413 (31)^**
Microwave therapy	3029 (208)	2084 (118)	3174 (357)
Shockwave lithotripsy	4754 (417)	943 (69)^*	1095 (77)^**

Abbreviations: ASC, ambulatory surgery center; HOPD, hospital outpatient department; PO, physician office; SD, standard deviation; USD, United States dollars.

^†

All payments standardized to 2005 USD. Adjustments made for case mix, as well as regional differences in Medicare reimbursement.

Indicates that predicted 30-day payments for a given procedures performed at an ASC are significantly lower than those at a HOPD (P<0.05).

^**

Indicates that predicted 30-day payments for a given procedures performed at a PO are significantly lower than those at a HOPD (P<0.05).