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031J09K

Bypass L Com Carotid to L Extracran Art w Autol Vn, Open

V44.0 O.R. procedure

An operating room procedure. An O.R. procedure drives DRG assignment on its own, so it can change the MDC and MS-DRG regardless of the principal diagnosis.

MDC assignment

This code appears under more than one MDC. Which applies depends on the rest of the encounter, so group the claim to settle it.

MDC 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System
Extracranial Procedures
MDC 04 Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System
Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures
MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System
Complex Aortic Arch Procedures
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MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System
Other Vascular Procedures
MDC 07 Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
Other Hepatobiliary or Pancreas O.R. Procedures
MDC 09 Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast
Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures
MDC 10 Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders
Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures
MDC 21 Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs
Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries
MDC 24 Multiple Significant Trauma
Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
Applies only when the stay qualifies as multiple significant trauma

Group a claim with this code

031J09K reaches 9 DRG groups across 8 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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