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2009 DRG Guidebook, Professional MSRP: 99.95
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2009 DRG Guidebook, Professional ISBN: 978-1-58383-606-4 Format: Spiralbound
Software groupers do not always assign the most appropriate MS-DRG. To understand the logic behind DRG assignment, DRG Guidebook is the product of choice. - ADDED! – Now even more coding tips — helps with selecting the appropriate code(s)
- Organized by Major Diagnostic Category (MDC), this book contains the full 2009 MS-DRG listing with ICD-9-CM diagnoses and procedure codes — find the information you need quickly
- Icons alert you of critical Medicare edits including age and sex, unacceptable principal diagnosis codes, and manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis — helps you make MS-DRG assignments more appropriately
- Essential Medicare information including Relative Weights (RW), Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay (AMLOS), and Geometric Length of Stay (GMLOS) —know your expected payment under the MS-DRG system
- Average national payments for all MS-DRGs — know the expected reimbursement
- Critical ICD-9-CM diagnosis code to MDC to MS-DRG crosswalk — assists in selection of a specific MDC and MS-DRG
- Important guidance on proper MS-DRG selection — helps you understand the logic behind the assignments
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