| APC - Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) code, as received from source |
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| General Notes |
| Uniform Values |
| State Specific Notes |
| General Notes |
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The data element APC contains the Ambulatory Payment Classification provided by the data source. APCs categorize significant outpatient surgical procedures, radiology and other diagnostic services, medical visits and partial hospitalizations. The key data in determining this fixed payment rate is the coding and classification of services reported by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) procedure codes. No edit checks are performed on this data element during HCUP data processing. |
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New Jersey Beginning in 2018, New Jersey no longer links APCs to the corresponding HCPCS/CPT codes. The APC values are loaded into the first available locations in the Charges files. |
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| Internet Citation: HCUP Central Distributor SASD Description of Data Elements - All States. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). April 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/sasddistnote.jsp?var=apc. |
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