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Services included under the C-APC payment packaging policy, that is, services that are typically adjunctive to the primary service and provided during the delivery of the comprehensive service, include diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic tests and treatments that assist in the delivery of the primary procedure
We elected not to propose to require that hospitals encode CCNs because CCNs are limited to Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospitals, while the HPT regulations apply to all hospitals in the United States (with exceptions listed at 180.30(b)), and, also, the inclusion of ( CCNs would not align with the TiC provider identifier requirements
The FDA has not given permission for the treatment or prevention of any disease, medical condition, or ailment using them
Are there any other recommendations or suggestions we have not heard of
The usual approach includes a loading dose followed by regular maintenance therapy