Despite the volume of cardiovascular services performed in ASCs projected to grow 15% between 2023 and 2028, according to an article published July 7 in JACC, Medicare reimbursement for cardiovascular procedures varies across clinical settings.
Here are the Medicare reimbursement rates for common cardiovascular procedures, according to Boston Scientific’s 2025 Procedural Payment Guide:
Femoropopliteal stent
- Hospital outpatient department: $11,341
- ASC: $7,579
- Office-based laboratory: $7,312
Femoropopliteal stent and atherectomy
- Hospital outpatient department: $17,957
- ASC: $12,540
- Office-based laboratory: $10,091
Coronary stent
- Hospital outpatient department: $11,341
- ASC: $6,994
Coronary angioplasty
- Hospital outpatient department: $5,702
- ASC: $3,628
Pacemaker insertion
- Hospital outpatient department: $10,465
- ASC: $7,690
Implantable cardiac defibrillator insertion
- Hospital outpatient department: $32,062
- ASC: $24,924
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