DRG 218
Surgical DRGCardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures with Cardiac Catheterization without CC/MCC
TypeSurgicalMDC05
What is MS-DRG 218?
MS-DRG 218 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 05 (MDC 05) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
Classification
Surgical DRG
Procedure-driven grouping
Linked Codes
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