Ambulatory Surgery
Centers Prep Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
WhatBareBtheBoriginsBofBtheBASCBphenomenon?B-
BAnswerPhysiciansBhaveBledBtheBdevelopmentBofBASCs.B30ByearsBago,BvirtuallyBallBsurg
eryBwasBperformedBinBhospitals.BWaitsBforBweeksBandBmonthsBwereBnotBuncommon.
WhenBandBwhereBdidBASCBoriginate?B-
BAnswerFirstBASCBopenedBinB1970BbyBtwoBphysiciansBinBPhoenix,BAZ.
WhoBwereBtheBASCBfounders?BIsBthereBanyBsignificanceBtoBtheBkindsBofBpeopleBwhoBs
tartedBit?B-BAnswertwoBphysiciansBwhoBsawBanBopportunity
toBestablishBaBhigh-quality,Bcost-effectiveBalternativeBtoBinpatient
hospitalBcareBforBsurgicalBservices.
DescribeBtheBeconomicBfactorsBthatBmotivatedBtheBASCBmovement.B-
BAnswerFacedBwithBfrustrationsBlike
schedulingBdelays,BlimitedBoperatingBroomBavailability,Band
challengesBinBobtainingBnewBequipmentBdueBtoBhospitalBbudgets
andBpolicies,BphysiciansBwereBlookingBforBaBbetterBwayB-Band
developedBitBinBASCs.
3.BDescribeBtheBnon-economicBfactorsBthatBmotivatedBtheBASCBmovement.B-
BAnswerPhysiciansBgainBtheBopportunityBtoBhaveBmoreBdirectBcontrolBoverBsurgicalBpra
ctices.BSchedulingBproceduresBmoreBconveniently,BassembleBbetterBqualityBandBskilledBt
eamBmembers,BensureBequipmentBandBsuppliesBareBbestBsuitedBtoBtheirBtechnique.BA
UTONOMYBoverBtheirBworkBenvironmentBandBqualityBofBcare.
, 4.BWhatBbenefitsBorBadvantagesBdoesBaBpatientBderiveBfromBbeingBtreatedBinBanBASC?
B-BAnswer-disclosureBofBpricingBinformation
-TechnologicalBadvancement:BfasterBactingBanesthetics,BlessBinvasiveBtechniques
-moreBaffordableBwithBfreeBstanding,BbecauseBFS-
ASCBaren'tBallowedBtoBmarkupBsurgicalBimplants
5.BBrieflyBdescribeBtheBconditionsBofBparticipationB(stateBregulations)BthatBgovernBtheB
establishmentBandBlicensingBofBanBASC.B-
BAnswerASCBcannotBbeB"inside"BaBphysician'sBoffice.BMustBhaveBseparateBentranceBan
dBwaitingBarea.B
ASCBareBnotBlicensedBforBinpatientBbeds.BNoBlongerBthanB23Bhours.BTransferBagreeme
ntBrequired.
6.BMustBanBASCBbeBcertified?BHowBdoesBthatBhappen?B-
BAnswerMustBbeB"certified"BbyBMedicareBtoBperformBcasesBforBMedicareBpatients.B85
%BofBASCsBareBMedicareBcertified.B42BstatesBrequireBlicensing,BandB1/4BofBASCsBareBa
ccreditedBbyBoneBofB4BaccreditingBbodiesB(ASF,BASCA,BJointBCommission,BAABforBAHC)
7.BWhatBisBtheBOPPSBandBhowBdoesBitBapplyBtoBASCs?B-
BAnswerOutpatientBProspectiveBPaymentBSystem.BDifferentBpaymentBsystemBwhereBifBy
ouBgoBinBandBgetBaBsurgeryBandBthenBitBisBcodedBandBbilledBatBaBspecificBrate.BCMSB
assignsBindividualBservices
(HealthcareBCommonBProcedureBCodingBSystem
[HCPCS]Bcodes)BtoBAPCsBbasedBonBsimilarBclinical
characteristicsBandBsimilarBcosts.
8.BWhatBareBtheBmostBfrequentlyBoccurringBtypesBofBASCs?B-
BAnswer37%BOphthalmology
31%BGastrointestinal
13%BPainBandBNeurology
7%BOrthopedics
Centers Prep Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
WhatBareBtheBoriginsBofBtheBASCBphenomenon?B-
BAnswerPhysiciansBhaveBledBtheBdevelopmentBofBASCs.B30ByearsBago,BvirtuallyBallBsurg
eryBwasBperformedBinBhospitals.BWaitsBforBweeksBandBmonthsBwereBnotBuncommon.
WhenBandBwhereBdidBASCBoriginate?B-
BAnswerFirstBASCBopenedBinB1970BbyBtwoBphysiciansBinBPhoenix,BAZ.
WhoBwereBtheBASCBfounders?BIsBthereBanyBsignificanceBtoBtheBkindsBofBpeopleBwhoBs
tartedBit?B-BAnswertwoBphysiciansBwhoBsawBanBopportunity
toBestablishBaBhigh-quality,Bcost-effectiveBalternativeBtoBinpatient
hospitalBcareBforBsurgicalBservices.
DescribeBtheBeconomicBfactorsBthatBmotivatedBtheBASCBmovement.B-
BAnswerFacedBwithBfrustrationsBlike
schedulingBdelays,BlimitedBoperatingBroomBavailability,Band
challengesBinBobtainingBnewBequipmentBdueBtoBhospitalBbudgets
andBpolicies,BphysiciansBwereBlookingBforBaBbetterBwayB-Band
developedBitBinBASCs.
3.BDescribeBtheBnon-economicBfactorsBthatBmotivatedBtheBASCBmovement.B-
BAnswerPhysiciansBgainBtheBopportunityBtoBhaveBmoreBdirectBcontrolBoverBsurgicalBpra
ctices.BSchedulingBproceduresBmoreBconveniently,BassembleBbetterBqualityBandBskilledBt
eamBmembers,BensureBequipmentBandBsuppliesBareBbestBsuitedBtoBtheirBtechnique.BA
UTONOMYBoverBtheirBworkBenvironmentBandBqualityBofBcare.
, 4.BWhatBbenefitsBorBadvantagesBdoesBaBpatientBderiveBfromBbeingBtreatedBinBanBASC?
B-BAnswer-disclosureBofBpricingBinformation
-TechnologicalBadvancement:BfasterBactingBanesthetics,BlessBinvasiveBtechniques
-moreBaffordableBwithBfreeBstanding,BbecauseBFS-
ASCBaren'tBallowedBtoBmarkupBsurgicalBimplants
5.BBrieflyBdescribeBtheBconditionsBofBparticipationB(stateBregulations)BthatBgovernBtheB
establishmentBandBlicensingBofBanBASC.B-
BAnswerASCBcannotBbeB"inside"BaBphysician'sBoffice.BMustBhaveBseparateBentranceBan
dBwaitingBarea.B
ASCBareBnotBlicensedBforBinpatientBbeds.BNoBlongerBthanB23Bhours.BTransferBagreeme
ntBrequired.
6.BMustBanBASCBbeBcertified?BHowBdoesBthatBhappen?B-
BAnswerMustBbeB"certified"BbyBMedicareBtoBperformBcasesBforBMedicareBpatients.B85
%BofBASCsBareBMedicareBcertified.B42BstatesBrequireBlicensing,BandB1/4BofBASCsBareBa
ccreditedBbyBoneBofB4BaccreditingBbodiesB(ASF,BASCA,BJointBCommission,BAABforBAHC)
7.BWhatBisBtheBOPPSBandBhowBdoesBitBapplyBtoBASCs?B-
BAnswerOutpatientBProspectiveBPaymentBSystem.BDifferentBpaymentBsystemBwhereBifBy
ouBgoBinBandBgetBaBsurgeryBandBthenBitBisBcodedBandBbilledBatBaBspecificBrate.BCMSB
assignsBindividualBservices
(HealthcareBCommonBProcedureBCodingBSystem
[HCPCS]Bcodes)BtoBAPCsBbasedBonBsimilarBclinical
characteristicsBandBsimilarBcosts.
8.BWhatBareBtheBmostBfrequentlyBoccurringBtypesBofBASCs?B-
BAnswer37%BOphthalmology
31%BGastrointestinal
13%BPainBandBNeurology
7%BOrthopedics