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Outpatient surgery centers in Santa Barbara County, CA

19 outpatient surgery centers certified by Medicare.

An outpatient surgery center (ambulatory surgical center, ASC) does surgery and procedures that do not need a hospital stay: patients usually go home the same day. Common examples are cataract surgery, colonoscopy and other endoscopy, joint and hand surgery, and pain injections. The centers listed here are certified by Medicare. They are not emergency rooms.

By kind of surgery

Number of centers here certified by Medicare for each kind of surgery (one center can do several).

  • Eye surgery (ophthalmology)4
  • Endoscopy (for example colonoscopy)4
  • Orthopedic surgery (bones and joints)8
  • Pain management procedures10
  • Plastic surgery5
  • Foot surgery (podiatry)6
  • Ear, nose and throat surgery5
  • Gynecologic surgery (OB/GYN)7
  • Dental and oral surgery3
  • Other surgery7

By city

All outpatient surgery centers in Santa Barbara County

Lompoc (1)

Santa Barbara (11)

Santa Maria (7)

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Common questions

How many outpatient surgery centers are in Santa Barbara County?

Medicare (CMS) lists 19 outpatient surgery centers in Santa Barbara County, California.

Which surgery centers in Santa Barbara County do eye surgery such as cataract surgery?

4 of the 19 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic, Grace Surgery Center, Premier Surgery Center of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara Surgery Center. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Santa Barbara County do endoscopy such as colonoscopy?

4 of the 19 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic, Sansum Clinic, Santa Barbara Endoscopy Center LLC and Santa Barbara Surgery Center. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Santa Barbara County do orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery?

8 of the 19 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Carrillo Surgery Center Inc, Center for Specialized Surgery of Santa Barbara, De la Vina Surgicenter, Foothill Surgery Center at Sansum Clinic, Plaza Surgery Center, Premier Surgery Center, Santa Barbara Surgery Center and Summit Surgery Center. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Do surgery centers have Medicare star ratings?

No. Medicare does not rate outpatient surgery centers with stars. Each center’s page shows the official Medicare quality measures and patient survey results instead, next to the national values.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System”, data updated 2026-10-16, retrieved 2026-11-13. In a medical emergency, call 911. About outpatient surgery centers and their quality measures