What is an Ambulatory Surgery Center?
Apogee Outpatient Surgery Center is an ambulatory surgery center (ASC).
Our only service is providing outpatient surgical care,
enabling us to focus completely on providing you or your
loved one the finest surgical experience we can.
How Medicare Defines an ASC
There are more than 1,400 Medicare-certified ASCs. To be
eligible for ASC facility coverage, a center must be:
- A distinct entity that operates exclusively to furnish
outpatient surgical services
- either an independent freestanding facility, or under
the common ownership, licensure, or control of a hospital
- surveyed and approved by Medicare
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