DRG Plus!

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2011 Edition
Softbound: 1,300 pages
ISBN 1570666415
978-1570666414
Practice Management Information Corporation
December 2010
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2010 Edition
Softbound: 1,250+ pages
ISBN 1570665931
978-1570665936
Practice Management Information Corporation
December 2009
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2010 E-Book, PDF format on CD-ROM
1,250+ electronic pages
ISBN 157066594X
978-1570665943
Practice Management Information Corporation
December 2009
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DRG PLUS! is designed as the 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 currently effective.

DRG PLUS! is arranged by Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) code. Each Major Diagnostic Category includes:

Color-coded tree diagram illustrating the DRG structure for the Major Diagnostic Category.
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.
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.
Detailed descriptions 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! 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

DRG PLUS! includes a comprehensive color-coded index of ICD-9-CM to MDC/DRG 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 Comorbidities Exclusion List (CC)
MS-DRG to Relative Weight Index
Medicare Prospective Payment System Selected Percentile Lengths of Stay
Fiscal Year MS-LTC-DRGs, Relative Weights, Geometric Average Length of Stay, Short-Stay Outlier Threshold, and IPPS Comparable Threshold

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About the E-Book version on CD-ROM: Exact reproduction of the printed book including pagination, indexing, tables and illustrations; Includes bookmarks for easy navigation; Searchable by code, key word, or phrase; Change view, page size, and print pages from your PC.

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