# Stratalize ASC Cost Benchmark

> Stratalize ASC Cost Benchmark is a paid API for AI agents from www.stratalize.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns cost-per-case medians and revenue mix percentages for ambulatory surgery centers, segmented by state and specialty, sourced from ASCA and CMS composite data.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://www.stratalize.com/api/x402/asc-benchmark
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 2
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/stratalize-asc-cost-benchmark-38e91b69
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_LchlEf118yd7ScTS5vhD_

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability stratalize-asc-cost-benchmark-38e91b69
```

Example prompt: Pull the ASC cost benchmarks for orthopedic surgery centers in Texas — I need the cost-per-case medians and revenue mix percentages to evaluate a potential acquisition.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when benchmarking ASC financial performance, conducting M&A due diligence on an ASC acquisition, or comparing cost-per-case and revenue mix against industry medians by specialty and geography. Prefer over generic healthcare cost databases when ASCA/CMS composite benchmarks are specifically required for regulated or attested workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported specialty value returns no benchmark data
- State parameter not recognized returns empty or error response
- Combination of state and specialty with insufficient CMS/ASCA data may return null or sparse results
- Missing required parameters may result in a 400 bad request

## How this service works

Stratalize — attested finance, legal, healthcare, and compliance intelligence. Signed, independently verifiable receipt on every call (trust.stratalize.com/verify). ASC cost benchmarks by specialty — cost per case medians and revenue mix percentages for ambulatory surgery centers. Source: ASCA and CMS composite. Use when benchmarking ASC financial performance or evaluating an ASC acquisition

## Output

Returns median cost per case and revenue mix percentage data for ambulatory surgery centers filtered by state and specialty, drawn from ASCA and CMS composite sources, with integrity attestation for use in regulated automation workflows.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "state": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Request parameter: state"
  },
  "specialty": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Request parameter: specialty"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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