This statistic shows the most common major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities in the United States in 2016. During that year, the most common ambulatory procedure group was lens and cataract procedures with approximately 1,380,700 surgeries performed.
Leading number of major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities in the U.S. in 2016
Procedure group
Number of major ambulatory surgeries
Lens and cataract procedures
1,380,700
Muscle, tendon, and soft tissue OR procedures
1,024,200
Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration
645,700
Incision or fusion of joint, destruction of joint lesion
611,700
Inguinal and femoral hernia repair
503,200
OR procedures of skin and breast, including plastic procedures on breast
496,600
Excision of semilunar cartilage of knee
491,900
Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
489,600
Repair of diaphragmatic, incisional, and umbilical hernia
462,500
Decompression peripheral nerve
417,800
Myringotomy
372,600
Hysterectomy, abdominal and vaginal
372,300
Insertion, revision, replacement, removal of cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator
340,400
Lumpectomy, quadrantectomy of breast
339,900
Non-fracture, non-arthroplasty OR procedures on the bone
324,500
Partial excision bone
289,000
OR procedures of mouth, nose, and throat, excluding tonsils and teeth
278,000
Bunionectomy or repair of toe deformities
277,800
Laminectomy, excision intervertebral disc
254,700
Vascular stents and OR procedures, other than head or neck
Totals were rounded to the nearest hundred.
"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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AHRQ. (September 18, 2019). Leading number of major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities in the U.S. in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084889/top-ambulatory-surgeries-in-hospital-facilities-us/
AHRQ. "Leading number of major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities in the U.S. in 2016." Chart. September 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084889/top-ambulatory-surgeries-in-hospital-facilities-us/
AHRQ. (2019). Leading number of major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities in the U.S. in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084889/top-ambulatory-surgeries-in-hospital-facilities-us/
AHRQ. "Leading Number of Major Ambulatory Surgeries Performed in Hospital-owned Facilities in The U.S. in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084889/top-ambulatory-surgeries-in-hospital-facilities-us/
AHRQ, Leading number of major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities in the U.S. in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084889/top-ambulatory-surgeries-in-hospital-facilities-us/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Leading number of major ambulatory surgeries performed in hospital-owned facilities in the U.S. in 2016 [Graph], AHRQ, September 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084889/top-ambulatory-surgeries-in-hospital-facilities-us/
