Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) is a classification system for
outpatient services reimbursement developed for the American
Medicare service by the
Health Care Financing Administration.
It classifies patients into nearly 300 pathology groups rather than the 14,000 of the
International Classification of Diseases.
The APG system is similar to the
diagnosis-related groups (DRG), which apply to inpatient care rendered by a hospital.
References
Medical manuals
Medicare and Medicaid (United States)
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