Define and state the purpose of an APC. Describe how the APC payment rate is applied to payment
An APC (ambulatory payment classification) organizes similar health care services clinically and according to resources required. A payment rate is established for each APC and, depending on services provided, hospitals can be paid for more than one APC per encounter, with second and subsequent APCs discounted at 50%.
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