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0WJD4ZZ

Inspection of Pericardial Cavity, 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 03 Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat
Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat O.R. Procedures
143 144 145
MDC 04 Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System
Other Respiratory System O.R. Procedures
166 167 168
MDC 05 Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System
Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures
361 362
MDC 16 Diseases and Disorders of Blood, Blood Forming Organs and Immunologic Disorders
Other O.R. Procedures of the Blood and Blood Forming Organs
802 803 804
MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures
820 821 822
MDC 17 Myeloproliferative Diseases and Disorders, Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms
Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures
826 827 828

Group a claim with this code

0WJD4ZZ reaches 6 DRG groups across 5 MDCs. Enter it with a principal diagnosis to see which one it lands in.

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