MS-DRG.
Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group.
How Medicare classifies inpatient hospital stays for payment. Each MS-DRG bundles a primary diagnosis, procedures, and patient severity into a single code that determines what Medicare pays. Hospitals also publish negotiated rates with private insurers by MS-DRG for inpatient cases.
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