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Multiple Significant Trauma

Surgical hierarchy

In the order the grouper applies them, highest first. A patient with several procedures is assigned to the highest surgical class one of them belongs to, so this ordering decides the DRG, not the order procedures appear on the claim.

1. 1 Craniotomy for Multiple Significant Trauma
   • 955 Craniotomy for Multiple Significant Trauma 6.5285
2. 2 Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
   • 956 Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma 3.8332
3. 3 Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
   • 957 Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC 7.5494
   • 958 Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC 4.0749
   • 959 Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC 2.7125

Medical DRGs

3 medical DRGs. The surgical hierarchy does not apply to these, so they are listed by number.

• 963 Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC 2.6363
• 964 Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC 1.4972
• 965 Other Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC 1.0059