tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2000 Issue 7

APC Implementation Will Warrant Coding Compliance

Nugget: Hospitals will be required to identify all services provided to the patient during an emergency department visit when the ambulatory payment classification rules take effect on Aug 1, 2000. With this inevitable change, optimum reimbursement will be gained only with a clear understanding of the APC coding process.By now many of you are breathing a big sigh of relief that the implementation of the ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) of the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), has been postponed by HCFA until Aug 1.Since the release of the APC final rule, many coders have received numerous inquiries...

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