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Sync MS-DRGS 945 and 946 With ICD-10 Perspective

Published on Tue Feb 09, 2016

Question: Can you explain how inpatient admissions are assigned to Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MSDRGs) 945 and 946 with the ICD-10 MS-DRGs? There are no longer diagnosis codes for encounters for rehabilitation, as was the case with ICD-9-CM codes. Illinois Subscriber Answer: The ICD-10 MS-DRGs version 33, effective Oct. 1, 2015, is a replication of the ICD-9-CM version 32 of the [...]
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