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794

Neonate with Other Significant Problems

Relative weight
1.4935
V44.0
In effect · V44.0 MDC 15 Medical

MDC 15 — Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period

Relative weight by grouper version

CMS publishes classification in the Definitions Manual and weights in Table 5 of the IPPS rule, one spreadsheet per year. These are the 9 versions this grouper supports.

Version Fiscal year Effective Relative weight
V44.0 FY 2027 2026-10-01 1.4935
V43.1 FY 2026 (Apr-Sep) 2026-04-01 1.4759
V43.0 FY 2026 (Oct-Mar) 2025-10-01 1.4759
V42.1 FY 2025 (Apr-Sep) 2025-04-01 1.4762
V42.0 FY 2025 (Oct-Mar) 2024-10-01 1.4762
V41.1 FY 2024 (Apr-Sep) 2024-04-01 1.4899
V41.0 FY 2024 (Oct-Mar) 2023-10-01 1.4899
V40.1 FY 2023 (Apr-Sep) 2023-04-01 1.4951
V40.0 FY 2023 (Oct-Mar) 2022-10-01 1.4951

Range 1.4759 to 1.4951. A dash means the DRG did not exist in that version.

Codes that reach this DRG

201 ICD-10-CM diagnoses. Each maps here on its own; procedure clusters can also reach this DRG through combinations, listed separately below.

Diagnoses

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