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0W9J40Z

Drainage of Pelvic Cavity with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach

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 01 Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System
Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures
040 041 042
MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System
Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures
361 362
MDC 06 Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System
Other Digestive System O.R. Procedures
356 357 358
MDC 07 Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
Other Hepatobiliary or Pancreas O.R. Procedures
423 424 425
MDC 11 Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Procedures
673 674 675
MDC 21 Injuries, Poisonings and Toxic Effects of Drugs
Other O.R. Procedures for Injuries
907 908 909

Group a claim with this code

0W9J40Z reaches 6 DRG groups across 6 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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