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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
CLM_IP_INITL_MS_DRG_CD
This field comes from the Claim Inpatient Initial MS DRG Code field (CLM-IP-INITL-MS-DRG-CD) that is present on the first NCH claim record included in the stay. If there is no CLM-IP-INITL-MS-DRG-CD on the 1st claim, then take the first found code on any of the other claims that make up the stay.
This field is new in 2018.
Source: NCH