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MS-DRG

MS-DRG v41 changes

Effective October 1, 2023

DRGs CMS added, deleted or retitled in grouper v41, effective October 1, 2023, compared with v40.1. v41 defines 766 DRGs. Changes to which codes group to a DRG are not covered here.

15
DRGs added
16
DRGs deleted
6
Titles revised

MedCoder records DRGs added, deleted or retitled between grouper versions, read from the DRG titles in the CMS grouper package. Changes to which codes group to a DRG are not recorded here.

DRGs added (15)

  • 173 — Ultrasound accelerated and other thrombolysis with principal diagnosis pulmonary embolism
  • 212 — Concomitant aortic and mitral valve procedures
  • 275 — Cardiac defibrillator implant with cardiac catheterization and MCC
  • 276 — Cardiac defibrillator implant with MCC
  • 277 — Cardiac defibrillator implant without MCC
  • 278 — Ultrasound accelerated and other thrombolysis of peripheral vascular structures with MCC
  • 279 — Ultrasound accelerated and other thrombolysis of peripheral vascular structures without MCC
  • 321 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with MCC or 4+ arteries/intraluminal devices
  • 322 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without MCC
  • 323 — Coronary intravascular lithotripsy with intraluminal device with MCC
  • 324 — Coronary intravascular lithotripsy with intraluminal device without MCC
  • 325 — Coronary intravascular lithotripsy without intraluminal device
  • 397 — Appendix procedures with MCC
  • 398 — Appendix procedures with CC
  • 399 — Appendix procedures without CC/MCC

DRGs deleted (16)

  • 222 — Cardiac defibrillator implant with cardiac catheterization with AMI, HF or shock with MCC
  • 223 — Cardiac defibrillator implant with cardiac catheterization with AMI, HF or shock without MCC
  • 224 — Cardiac defibrillator implant with cardiac catheterization without AMI, HF or shock with MCC
  • 225 — Cardiac defibrillator implant with cardiac catheterization without AMI, HF or shock without MCC
  • 226 — Cardiac defibrillator implant without cardiac catheterization with MCC
  • 227 — Cardiac defibrillator implant without cardiac catheterization without MCC
  • 246 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with drug-eluting stent with MCC or 4+ arteries or stents
  • 247 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with drug-eluting stent without MCC
  • 248 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with non-drug-eluting stent with MCC or 4+ arteries or stents
  • 249 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with non-drug-eluting stent without MCC
  • 338 — Appendectomy with complicated principal diagnosis with MCC
  • 339 — Appendectomy with complicated principal diagnosis with CC
  • 340 — Appendectomy with complicated principal diagnosis without CC/MCC
  • 341 — Appendectomy without complicated principal diagnosis with MCC
  • 342 — Appendectomy without complicated principal diagnosis with CC
  • 343 — Appendectomy without complicated principal diagnosis without CC/MCC

DRG titles revised (6)

  • 124 — Other disorders of the eye with MCC or thrombolytic agent
    Previously: Other disorders of the eye with MCC
  • 250 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures without intraluminal device with MCC
    Previously: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures without coronary artery stent with MCC
  • 251 — Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures without intraluminal device without MCC
    Previously: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures without coronary artery stent without MCC
  • 799 — Splenic procedures with MCC
    Previously: Splenectomy with MCC
  • 800 — Splenic procedures with CC
    Previously: Splenectomy with CC
  • 801 — Splenic procedures without CC/MCC
    Previously: Splenectomy without CC/MCC

Source: DRG titles in the CMS MS-DRG grouper software package (V44), which carries every version from v40 on.

Source data

Source organization
CMS
Source release
MS-DRG grouper v41
Source file
msdrg_combined.bin (grouper package V440)
File checksum (SHA-256)
6660296839168f8df03ff39e590bae350fe57e15ebf89b82509b2399b694e3b1
Data read date
Data not available in the current MedCoder release record.
Effective date
October 1, 2023
Release type
Annual grouper version, effective October 1, with mid-year versions
Methodology
DRG numbers and titles in grouper v41 are compared with v40.1. Changes to which codes group to a DRG are not recorded here.

These changes are based on recorded release data. MedCoder does not generate coding changes with AI.

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