MSDRG 189: DRG Validation for Pulmonary Edema & Respiratory Failure
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 00:00
Issue Name: MS-DRG Validation for MS-DRG 189 Pulmonary Edema & Respiratory Failure (At this time, Medical Necessity is excluded from review.)
Issue Number A000352009
Issue Description: DRG Validation requires that diagnostic and procedural information and the discharge status of the beneficiary, as coded and reported by the hospital on its claim, matches both the attending physician description and the information contained in the beneficiary's medical record. Reviewers will validate for MS-DRG 189, principal diagnosis, secondary diagnosis, and procedures affecting or potentially affecting the DRG.
Type of Review DRG Validation
State(s) Affected: DC, CT, MA, ME, DE, NJ, NY, NH, PA, RI, VT
Providers Affected: Inpatient Hospitals
Date Posted: January 19, 2010
Dates of Service: October 1, 2007 - Present
Issue References ICD-9-CM Coding Manual (for dates of service on claim), ICD-9-CM Addendums and Coding Clinics, PIM Ch 6.5.3, Section A - C - DRG Validation Review, OIG Report DRG 87: Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, August 1989

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