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Subject: DRG
Category: Health
Asked by: gosteratpai-ga
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Posted: 21 Dec 2004 11:08 PST
Expires: 20 Jan 2005 11:08 PST
Question ID: 445628

Is a patient's DRG always on his or her discharge summary?

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Subject: Re: DRG
From: mamakat-ga on 24 Dec 2004 12:22 PST

DRG (Diagnostic Related Groups) are not on the discharge summary.  The
physicians complete the discharge summary and a coder identifies the
correct DRG that is based off of the reason the patient is admitted to
the hospital, other diagnosis and any procedures that are performed. 
Hope that helps

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