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ICD-10-PCS

037L0GZ

Dilate of L Int Carotid with 4+ Intralum Dev, Open Approach

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
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures
MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System
Other Vascular Procedures

Group a claim with this code

037L0GZ reaches 2 DRG groups across 2 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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