Ambulatory Surgery Centers Prep Questions and Answers Updated 2026

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