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    ICD-10-CM MS-DRG Grouper

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    Written By Shelly Cronin (Super Administrator)

    Updated at March 29th, 2023

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    ICD-10-CM MS-DRG Grouper

    ICD-10-CM MS-DRG Grouper

    ICD-10-CM MS-DRG Grouper

    1. The MS-DRG Grouper tool is built on Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rules for inpatient Facility coding/reimbursement.

    2. The MS-DRG Grouper tool is located under the 'Coding Tools' Tab        

     

    3. Enter an ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis code, as well as any ICD-10-CM secondary diagnosis codes, and procedure codes, in the boxes below. Click the “Add More” links to bring up additional boxes.       
     

    4. The tool also includes an integrated DRG Payment Calculator - the default payment        
    will be the National Unadjusted rate, but users can enter the Name or Hospital        
    Provider Number/CCN to see the payment calculation calibrated for any hospital in        
    the USA. Break up blocks of text (a good rule is to limit paragraphs to 3-5 lines)        

     

    5. Click 'Group' to see results

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    8. You can print the results by clicking the 'Print' button        
     

    9. ICD-10-CM MS-DRG Grouper is available for Complete Coder subscriptions.

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    • icd-10

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