APC grouper definition
APC grouper means the program that assigns each service on an outpatient claim an APC if appropriate, as well as assigning a status indicator that specifies if and how the provider will be reimbursed for a service;
Examples of APC grouper in a sentence
When CMS releases subsequent versions of the APC grouper, the HMO shall implement changes to the APC rates within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the CMS release date.
All changes to the APC grouper will be implemented on a prospective basis.