| Procedure group | Distribution of major ambulatory surgeries |
|---|---|
| Lens and cataract procedures | 10.1% |
| Muscle, tendon, and soft tissue OR procedures | 7.5% |
| Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration | 4.7% |
| Incision or fusion of joint, destruction of joint lesion | 4.5% |
| Inguinal and femoral hernia repair | 3.7% |
| OR procedures of skin and breast, including plastic procedures on breast | 3.7% |
| Excision of semilunar cartilage of knee | 3.6% |
| Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy | 3.6% |
| Repair of diaphragmatic, incisional, and umbilical hernia | 3.4% |
| Decompression peripheral nerve | 3.1% |
| Myringotomy | 2.7% |
| Hysterectomy, abdominal and vaginal | 2.7% |
| Insertion, revision, replacement, removal of cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator | 2.5% |
| Lumpectomy, quadrantectomy of breast | 2.5% |
| Non-fracture, non-arthroplasty OR procedures on the bone | 2.4% |
| Partial excision bone | 2.1% |
| OR procedures of mouth, nose, and throat, excluding tonsils and teeth | 2% |
| Bunionectomy or repair of toe deformities | 2% |
| Laminectomy, excision intervertebral disc | 1.9% |
| Vascular stents and OR procedures, other than head or neck | 1.9% |
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September 2019
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United States
Survey time period
2016
Supplementary notes
Percentages were calculated on the basis of nonrounded values.
"OR" refers to operating room.
Totals represent number of surgeries rather than number of encounters. A single encounter could involve more than one surgery.
Procedures are grouped using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Clinical Classifications Software for Services and Procedures.
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