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Outpatient surgery, as described above, may take place at any of the settings listed below. Questions or complaints about an individual facility should be directed to the appropriate regulating agency. An outpatient setting that is accredited by an accreditation agency approved by the Medical Board of California.
There are two types of outpatient facilities: 1) outpatient surgery performed at a free-standing Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), which usually the best value and 2) hospital-based outpatient surgery, which is typically less expensive than inpatient care.