Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) indicator

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This variable is contained in the following files:

SAS Name

DRG_REL_GROUP_IND

IDENTIFIES THE GROUPING ALGORITHM USED TO ASSIGN DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP (DRG) VALUES.

Comments

USER NOTE: FOR EXAMPLE "HG15" WOULD REPRESENT CMS DRG, VERSION 15.

SOURCE: MSIS CLAIMS FILE: 'DIAGNOSIS-RELATED-GROUP-INDICATOR'.