U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers ratings.
Using data provided by health insights provider Arcadia, U.S. News evaluated 4,421 ASCs nationwide. That’s well short of the total number of ASCs in the U.S., due to the fact that the ratings focus exclusively on four specialties: colonoscopy/endoscopy, ophthalmology, orthopedics/spine and urology.
Of those 4,421 ASCs, 911 of them, or 21%, were designated Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers, which U.S. News calls “a distinction reserved for those that meet rigorous standards for patient safety and clinical outcomes.”
Ben Harder, U.S. News’ chief of health analysis and managing editor, said the ratings are “designed to give consumers peace of mind by highlighting the centers that consistently provide the highest level of care, from the moment a patient checks in to their successful recovery at home.”
U.S. News shared some statistics about the states and metro areas that had the highest number of 2026 Best ASCs.
Top 10 states:
Top 10 metro areas:
View the full searchable directory of the 2026 Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers here. View U.S. News’ ratings methodology here.
