MS-DRG

MS-DRG v42 changes

Effective October 1, 2024

DRGs CMS added, deleted or retitled in grouper v42, effective October 1, 2024, compared with v41.1. v42 defines 773 DRGs. 717 further titles changed capitalization only and are not listed. Changes to which codes group to a DRG are not covered here.

DRGs added

DRGs deleted

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 (12)

317 — Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Cardiac Ablation
402 — Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical
426 — Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with MCC or Custom-Made Anatomically Designed Interbody Fusion Device
427 — Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with CC
428 — Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without CC/MCC
429 — Combined Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion with MCC
430 — Combined Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion without MCC
447 — Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with MCC or Custom-Made Anatomically Designed Interbody Fusion Device
448 — Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without MCC
450 — Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with MCC or Custom-Made Anatomically Designed Interbody Fusion Device
451 — Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without MCC
850 — Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures

DRGs deleted (5)

453 — Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with MCC
454 — Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with CC
455 — Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion without CC/MCC
459 — Spinal fusion except cervical with MCC
460 — Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC

DRG titles revised (4)

276 — Cardiac Defibrillator Implant with MCC or Carotid Sinus Neurostimulator
Previously: Cardiac defibrillator implant with MCC
834 — Acute Leukemia with MCC
Previously: Acute leukemia without major O.R. procedures with MCC
835 — Acute Leukemia with CC
Previously: Acute leukemia without major O.R. procedures with CC
836 — Acute Leukemia without CC/MCC
Previously: Acute leukemia without major O.R. procedures 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 v42
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, 2024
Release type: Annual grouper version, effective October 1, with mid-year versions
Methodology: DRG numbers and titles in grouper v42 are compared with v41.1. 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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