When your infant is mature enough to feed from a nipple, oral feedings are introduced. Over a period of days or weeks, you can gradually replace more tube or IV feedings with breast-feedings. Premature infants, including those born at 34 to almost 37 weeks, often have trouble with oral feedings and may need extra help.In some cases, doctors advise adding a thickening agent to a baby's milk.ver a period of days or weeks, you can gradually replace more tube or IV feedings with breast-feedings. Premature infants, including those born at 34 to almost 37 weeks, often have trouble with oral feedings and may need extra help. In some cases, doctors advise adding a thickening agent to a baby's milk.
APCs use a packaging concept for a specific set of services. They are always packaged and never receive additional payment. Should they appear alone, the claim is returned to the provider for correction. New conditional packaging logic has recently been added.
Medicareâs Coding System for Medical Billing. APC stands for Medicareâs Ambulatory Payment Classification, the coding system that hospitals use to bill the federal government for services provide to Medicare and Medicaid patients.