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0BBD8ZX

Excision of Right Middle Lung Lobe, Endo, Diagn

V44.0 O.R. procedure Reassigned in V44.0

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 04 Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System
Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures
MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System
Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures

Group a claim with this code

0BBD8ZX reaches 2 DRG groups across 2 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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