April 2025 Update to the Medicare Severity – Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) Grouper and Medicare Code Editor (MCE) Version 42.1
The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to implement new International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) procedure codes to the Medicare Severity – Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRG) Grouper and Medicare Code Editor (MCE) version 42.1, effective for discharges on and after April 1, 2025.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 12, 2024
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