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Ultimate DRG Selection Tool For Hospital and Payer Coding Staff!
Featuring a comprehensive introduction and tutorial on DRG selection, this comprehensive reference includes all official DRG codes with assigned ICD-9-CM codes based upon CMS Grouper 25.0 effective October 1, 2008.
DRG PLUS! 2008 is arranged by Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) code. Each Major Diagnostic Category includes:
- A color-coded tree diagram illustrating the DRG structure for the Major Diagnostic Category.
- A listing of all DRG codes assigned to the Major Diagnostic Category along with the Geometric Mean Length of Stay (GMLOS), Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay (AMLOS) and Relative Weight (RW) for each DRG.
- A listing of all ICD-9-CM procedure and diagnoses codes with full descriptions assigned to each DRG within the Major Diagnostic Category. Color-coding and symbols are used extensively to alert the user to important Medicare edits.
- A detailed description of patient attributes which define each DRG in the Major Diagnostic Category.
- Procedure codes are categorized as operating room procedures or non-operating room procedures. Diagnosis codes are categorized as principal diagnosis, principal or secondary diagnosis, secondary diagnosis, or only secondary diagnosis.
DRG PLUS! 2008 features the extensive use of symbols and color coding to help you identify Medicare edits such as:
- Manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis
- Non-specific principal diagnosis
- Non-specific operating room procedures
Index and Appendices:
DRG PLUS! 2008 includes a comprehensive color-coded indexes of ICD-9-CM to MDC/DRG and DRG/MDC to ICD-9-CM codes to help you find and select the correct DRG quickly and easily. An appendix provides supplemental information to clarify DRG coding issues and improve the DRG selection process. Appendices include:
- Index of ICD-9-CM code to MDC/DRG
- Index of DRG/MDC to ICD-9-CM codes
- Diagnoses Defined as Complications or Comorbities (CC)
