drg grouper (ICD)

release notes

Version 18.0

October 2000

Department Of Veterans Affairs

VISTA Technical Services

October 2000DRG Grouper V. 18.0 Release Notes1

Modifications/Enhancements

Modifications/Enhancements

The DRG Grouper V. 18.0 release contains changes to the Grouper effective 10/1/2000.

ICD9 codes

All code revisions for the ICD DIAGNOSIS (#80) and ICD OPERATION/PROCEDURE (#80.1)

files have been included. These changes were published in the Federal Register, Vol. 65, No. 148,

dated August 1, 2000, pages 47169 (Table 6A) through page 47174 (Table 6G). They include

new/revised/invalid diagnosis codes, new/revised procedure codes, and additions/deletions to

the Complication/Comorbidity (CC) exclusion list.

A summary of the additions/changes follows:

NEW ICD DIAGNOSIS CODES – FY00

CODE #DIAGNOSIS

007.5CYCLOSPORIASIS

082.40UNSPEC EHRLICHIOSIS

082.41EHRLICHIOSIS CHAFIENSIS

082.49OTHER EHRLICHIOSIS

285.21ANEMIA END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE

285.22ANEMIA IN NEOPLASTIC DISEASE

285.29ANEMIA OTH CHRONIC ILLNESS

294.10DEMENTIA W/O BEHAV DISTURB

294.11DEMENTIA W/BEHAV DISTURB

372.81CONJUNCTIVOCHALASIS

372.89OTHER DISORDERS OF CONJUNCTIVA

477.1ALLERGIC RHINITIS, DUE TO FOOD

493.02EXTRINSIC ASTHMA W/ACUT EXACER

493.12INTRINSIC ASTHMA W/ACUT EXACER

493.22CHRONIC OBSTRU ASTHMA W/EXACER

493.92UNSPEC ASTHMA W/ACUT EXACER

494.0BRONCHIECTASIS W/O ACUT EXACER

494.1BRONCHIECTASIS W/ACUT EXACER

558.3ALLERGIC GASTROENTERIT/COLITIS

600.0HYPERTROPHY BENIGN PROSTATE

600.1NODULAR PROSTATE

600.2BENIGN LOC HYPRPLASIA PROSTATE

600.3CYST OF PROSTATE

600.9UNSPEC HYPRPLASIA PROSTATE

645.10P/T PREG UNSPEC EPISODE/N/A

645.11P/T PREG DELVRD W W/0 ANTEPART

645.13P/T PREG ANTEPART OR COMPLC

645.20PROLONG PREG UNSPEC EPIS/N/A

645.21PROLONG PREG DELVRD W/W/0 ANTE

645.23PROLONG PREG ANTEPART OR COMPL

692.75DISSEM SUPFCL ACTINIC DSAP

707.10UNSPEC ULCER LOWER LIMB

707.11ULCER OF THIGH

707.12ULCER OF CALF

707.13ULCER OF ANKLE

707.14ULCER OF HEEL AND MIDFOOT

707.15ULCER OF OTH PART OF FOOT

707.19ULCER OF OTH PART LOWER LIMB

727.83PLICA SYNDROME

781.91LOSS OF HEIGHT

781.92ABNORMAL POSTURE

781.99OTH SYMPT NERV MUSCULOSKELETAL

783.21LOSS OF WEIGHT

783.22UNDERWEIGHT

783.40UNSPEC LACK NORM PHYSIO DEVELP

783.41FAILURE TO THRIVE

783.42DELAYED MILESTONES

783.43SHORT STATURE

783.7ADULT FAILURE TO THRIVE

790.01PRECIPITOUS DROP IN HEMATOCRIT

790.09OTHER ABNORML RED BLOOD CELLS

792.5CLOUDY HEMO PERITO DIALYS EFFL

995.7OTH ADVERSE FOOD REACT,NEC

996.87COMPLIC TRANSPL ORG,INTESTINE

V15.01ALLERGY TO PEANUTS

V15.02ALLERGY TO MILK PRODUCTS

V15.03ALLERGY TO EGGS

V15.04ALLERGY TO SEAFOOD

V15.05ALLERGY TO OTHER FOODS

V15.06ALLERGY TO INSECTS

V15.07ALLERGY TO LATEX

V15.08ALLERGY TO RADIOGRAPHIC DYE

V15.09OTH ALLERGY,NOT MED AGENT

V21.30UNSPEC LOW BIRTH WGT STATUS

V21.31LOW BIRTH WGT UNDER 500 GRAMS

V21.32LOW BIRTH WGT 500-999 GRAMS

V21.33LOW BIRTH WGT 1000-1499 GRAMS

V21.34LOW BIRTH WGT 1500-1999 GRAMS

V21.35LOW BIRTH WGT 2000-2500 GRAMS

V26.21FERTILITY TESTING

V26.22AFTRCARE FOLWNG STERIL REVERS

V26.29OTHER INVESTIGATION & TESTING

V42.84ORG/TIS REPL/TRANSPL,INTESTINE

V45.74ACQ ABSENCE ORG,URINARY TRACT

V45.75ACQ ABSENCE ORG,STOMACH

V45.76ACQ ABSENCE ORG,LUNG

V45.77ACQ ABSENCE ORG,GENITALS

V45.78ACQ ABSENCE ORGAN,EYE

V45.79OTH ACQ ABSENCE ORGAN

V49.81POSTMENOPAUS STAT(AGE) (NATUR)

V49.89OTH SPEC COND HEALTH STAT

V56.31ENCTR ADEQUACY TEST HEMODIAL

V56.32ENCTR ADEQUA TEST PERITO DIAL

V58.83ENCTR THERAP DRUG MONITOR

V67.00FOLLW UP EXAM UNSPEC SURGRY

V67.01VAG PAP SMEAR FOLLOWING SURGRY

V67.09FOLLOW UP EXAM,OTH SURGRY

V71.81OBSERV SUSPEC ABUSE/NEGLECT

V71.89OBSERV OTH SPEC SUSPEC COND

V76.46SPEC SCRN MALIG NEOPLASM,OVARY

V76.47SPEC SCRN MALIG NEOPLAS,VAGINA

V76.50SPC SCRN MALIG NEO,UNS INTESTI

V76.51SPC SCRN MALIG NEOPLASM,COLON

V76.52SPC SCRN MALIG NEO,SML INTEST

V76.81SPC SCRN MALIG NEO,NERV SYS

V76.89SPC SCRN OTH MALIG NEOPLASM

V77.91SCREENING LIPOID DISORDERS

V77.99OTH UNSPEC DISORDERS

V82.81SPC SCRN OSTEOPOROSIS

V82.89SPC SCRN OTH SPEC CONDITIONS

NEW ICD OPERATION/PROCEDURE CODES – FY00

CODE #OPERATION/PROCEDURE

39.71ENDVASC IMPLT GRFT ABDOM AORTA

39.79OTH ENDVASC GRFT REPR ANEURYSM

41.07AUT HEMA STEMCELL TRSPLT W/PURG

41.08ALL HEMA STEMCELL TRSPT W/PURG

41.09AUTO BONE MARROW TRSPLT W/PURG

46.97TRANSPLANT OF INTESTINE

60.96TRANS DESTRUC PROSTATE/MICROWV

60.97OTH TRANS DESTRUC PROSTATE/OTH

99.75ADMIN NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT

INVALID DIAGNOSIS CODES – FY00

CODE #DIAGNOSISINACTIVE DATE

294.1DEMENTIA IN OTH DISEASESOCT 1,2000

372.8CONJUNCTIVA DISORDER NECOCT 1,2000

645.01PROLONGED PREG-DELIVEREDOCT 1,2000

645.03PROLONGED PREG-ANTEPARTOCT 1,2000

707.1CHRONIC ULCER OF LEGOCT 1,2000

781.9NERV/MUSCULSKEL SYM NECOCT 1,2000

783.2ABNORMAL LOSS OF WEIGHTOCT 1,2000

783.4LACK NORM PHYSIOL DEVELOCT 1,2000

494.BRONCHIECTASISOCT 1,2000

600.HYPERPLASIA OF PROSTATEOCT 1,2000

645.00PROLONGED PREG-UNSPECOCT 1,2000

790.0ABNORM RED BLOOD CELLOCT 1,2000

V15.0HX OF ALLERGY NECOCT 1,2000

V26.2PROCREATIVE MGMT-INVESTOCT 1,2000

V49.8PROBL INFLU HEALTH NECOCT 1,2000

V67.0SURGERY FOLLOW-UPOCT 1,2000

V71.8OBSERV-SUSPECT COND NECOCT 1,2000

V76.8SCREEN-NEOPLASM NECOCT 1,2000

V77.9SCREEN-ENDOC/NUT/MET NECOCT 1,2000

V82.8SCREEN FOR CONDITION NECOCT 1,2000

REVISED DIAGNOSIS CODES -- FY00

CODE #DIAGNOSIS

564.1IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

V26.3GENETIC COUNSELING/TESTING

V76.49SPC SCRN MALIG,OTH SITES

REVISED OPERATION/PROCEDURE CODES -- FY00

CODE #OPERATION/PROCEDURE

41.01AUT BONE MARROW TRANSP W/O PURG

41.04AUT HEMATO STEM TRANSP W/O PURG

41.05ALLO HEAMTO CELL TRANSP W/O PURG

86.59CLOS SKIN SUBCUTA TIS OTH SITES

October 2000DRG Grouper V. 18.0 Release Notes1