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0BBK0ZX

Excision of Right Lung, Open Approach, Diagnostic

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
Major Chest Procedures
MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System
Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures
MDC 08 Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures
MDC 11 Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures
MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures
MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures

Group a claim with this code

0BBK0ZX reaches 6 DRG groups across 5 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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