AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
6. Must an ASC be certified? How does that happen? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Must be "certified" by Medicare to perform cases for Medicare patients. 85% of
ASCs are Medicare certified. 42 states require licensing, and 1/4 of ASCs are
accredited by one of 4 accrediting bodies (ASF, ASCA, Joint Commission, AA for
AHC)
7. What is the OPPS and how does it apply to ASCs? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Outpatient Prospective Payment System. Different payment system where if you
go in and get a surgery and then it is coded and billed at a specific rate. CMS
assigns individual services
(Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
[HCPCS] codes) to APCs based on similar clinical
characteristics and similar costs.
8. What are the most frequently occurring types of ASCs? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 37% Ophthalmology
31% Gastrointestinal
13% Pain and Neurology
7% Orthopedics
9. How do Not-for-profit and For-profit business models affect ASCs? -
CORRECT ANSWERS It is basically the same with hospitals with taxes and
charity care. The for-profits have to cater to shareholders more and
, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
10. Identify the features of ASC business model that are attractive to physicians. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Everything is scheduled, regular business hours. No
being on-call. They have ownership in the business so they are basically in charge.
11. Outline the departments/functional components of an ASC - trace the flow of
a single patient from pre-admission to departure. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Within the Operating Room:
1. Patient transportation
2. Pre-op
3. Anesthesia
4. PACU Post-Anesthesia
Care Unit
5. Patient Transportation
6. Imaging (ancillary)
7. Central Sterile Supply
8. Pathology lab (ancillary)
12. Describe ASC reimbursement and differentiate it from "hospital"
reimbursement. - CORRECT ANSWERS CMS distiguishes if it is a PPS or an
OPPS and they are reimbursed through different systems. Surgical implants
cannot be marked up for ASCs.
13. What is a Transfer Agreement? - CORRECT ANSWERS In order to receive
a Medicare license, an ASC must have a transfer agreement with a full service
hospital in its area.
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
6. Must an ASC be certified? How does that happen? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Must be "certified" by Medicare to perform cases for Medicare patients. 85% of
ASCs are Medicare certified. 42 states require licensing, and 1/4 of ASCs are
accredited by one of 4 accrediting bodies (ASF, ASCA, Joint Commission, AA for
AHC)
7. What is the OPPS and how does it apply to ASCs? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Outpatient Prospective Payment System. Different payment system where if you
go in and get a surgery and then it is coded and billed at a specific rate. CMS
assigns individual services
(Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
[HCPCS] codes) to APCs based on similar clinical
characteristics and similar costs.
8. What are the most frequently occurring types of ASCs? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 37% Ophthalmology
31% Gastrointestinal
13% Pain and Neurology
7% Orthopedics
9. How do Not-for-profit and For-profit business models affect ASCs? -
CORRECT ANSWERS It is basically the same with hospitals with taxes and
charity care. The for-profits have to cater to shareholders more and
, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED BEST RATED A+ FOR SUCCESS
10. Identify the features of ASC business model that are attractive to physicians. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Everything is scheduled, regular business hours. No
being on-call. They have ownership in the business so they are basically in charge.
11. Outline the departments/functional components of an ASC - trace the flow of
a single patient from pre-admission to departure. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Within the Operating Room:
1. Patient transportation
2. Pre-op
3. Anesthesia
4. PACU Post-Anesthesia
Care Unit
5. Patient Transportation
6. Imaging (ancillary)
7. Central Sterile Supply
8. Pathology lab (ancillary)
12. Describe ASC reimbursement and differentiate it from "hospital"
reimbursement. - CORRECT ANSWERS CMS distiguishes if it is a PPS or an
OPPS and they are reimbursed through different systems. Surgical implants
cannot be marked up for ASCs.
13. What is a Transfer Agreement? - CORRECT ANSWERS In order to receive
a Medicare license, an ASC must have a transfer agreement with a full service
hospital in its area.
