​Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs)are

question 34

Multiple Choice

​Ambulatory payment classifications (APCs) are:

• A) ​the government's method of paying for facility outpatient services for Medicare
• B) ​when physicians are reimbursed via other methodologies,such as CPT
• C) ​is the unit of payment under the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)
• D) ​all of the above

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Definitions:

Diploid Cells

Cells that have two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, characteristic of most organisms’ body cells.

Inguinal Canal

A passage in the anterior abdominal wall that in males conveys the spermatic cord and in females the round ligament of the uterus.

Vas Deferens

(vas deferens) (pl., vasa deferentia) One of the paired sperm ducts that connects the epididymis of the testis to the ejaculatory duct.

Bulbourethral Gland

A pair of small glands found in the male reproductive system that produce a clear, lubricating fluid forming part of the semen.