Facility classification type is captured on all eligible cardiovascular procedures entered in each facility's cardiovascular ASC data collection tool. This type may be either ambulatory surgical centers, or ASC, or office-based lab, OBL, depending on the local and state regulations applied to the care delivery. The definitions were taken directly from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, which defined an ASC as a free-standing facility other than a physician's office where diagnostic and surgical services are provided on an ambulatory basis, whereas an office-based lab is a location where the health professional routinely provides examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of illness or injury on an ambulatory basis. If there is any doubt on how your facility identifies itself, the registry would recommend internal clarifications from colleagues to support coding.

cardiovascular procedures

ASC data collection tools

ambulatory surgical centers

office-based labs

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services