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Question about DRG codes in MIMIC-IV

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Description

Hello there,

I am hoping to seek some clarification on the DRG Codes available in the latest MIMIC-IV.

In the documentation it was mentioned that: "(DRG) Descriptions have been updated using the latest dictionaries made available from mass.gov and HCUP".

Upon closer look, it appears all HCFA DRG are really MS-DRG. Is this correct?

If so, may I clarify what version of MS-DRG did we use? Of interest, there are about 25 codes not included in MS-DRG v37 and v34 respectively. It seems we have a mixer of older and newer MS-DRG codes.

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Start with the MIMIC-IV documentation that describes DRG code descriptions and the referenced mass.gov and HCUP dictionaries. Compare the available codes with MS-DRG v37 and v34, then document which version or versions were used and explain the codes that do not match.

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Domain
databases, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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