Which of the following is assigned by CMS for each APC?

The assignment of the payment status indicator by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for each Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) is crucial for determining how services will be reimbursed under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). The payment status indicator informs healthcare providers about the payment methodology for specific APCs, indicating whether a service is paid in full under the APC payment system or if it may fall under other payment mechanisms.

This classification supports the operational aspect of billing and reimbursement by clarifying how different procedures and services are categorized, ensuring that facilities are reimbursed correctly for the services they provide. Understanding the payment status indicators allows facilities to maximize their reimbursements and comply with the regulations set forth by CMS.

Other options, while related to healthcare coding and reimbursement, do not specifically pertain to what is assigned to each APC by CMS. For instance, CPT codes are used to describe specific medical services and procedures, ICD-10 codes refer to the classification of diseases and health-related issues for diagnoses, and quality measurement codes align with performance measures rather than payment classifications. Each of these plays a role in healthcare reimbursement but does not serve as the assignment linked directly to APCs as the payment status indicator does.