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0Q9C3ZX

Drainage of Left Lower Femur, Percutaneous Approach, Diagn

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 08 Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
477 478 479
MDC 09 Diseases and Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast
Other Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue and Breast Procedures
579 580 581
MDC 10 Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders
Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures
628 629 630
MDC 11 Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures
673 674 675
MDC 12 Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
Male Reproductive System and Other O.R. Procedures for Malignancy
715 716
MDC 12 Diseases and Disorders of the Male Reproductive System
Other Male Reproductive System O.R. Procedures
717 718

Group a claim with this code

0Q9C3ZX reaches 6 DRG groups across 5 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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