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documentation:vocabulary:apc [2020/07/21 06:13] (current)
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 +===== APC =====
  
 +Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC) are the United States government'​s method of paying facilities for outpatient services for the Medicare program. A part of the Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 required HCFA (now CMS) to create a new Medicare "​Outpatient Prospective Payment System"​ (OPPS) for hospital outpatient services -analogous to the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital inpatients known as "​Diagnosis Related Groups"​ or DRGs. APCs are an outpatient prospective payment system applicable only to hospitals.
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 +[[https://​www.acep.org/​administration/​reimbursement/​reimbursement-faqs/​apc-ambulatory-payment-classifications-faq/​|APC (Ambulatory Payment Classifications) FAQ]]
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 +==== Domains ====
 +All ATC concepts belong to the "​Observation"​ domain.
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 +==== Concept Classes ====
 +All ATC concepts belong to the "​APC"​ concept class
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