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Assign Correct DRG for Appendectomy with Morbid Obesity
Published on Thu May 14, 2015
Question: A morbidly obese patient is due for a major procedure involving the small and large bowel. Which DRG should she be assigned into? Texas Subscriber Answer: The case is of a major small and large bowel procedure in a morbidly obese patient. She has a CC 278.01 (Morbid obesity), which comes under the major diagnostic category MDC 06 (Diseases and disorders [...]