Diagnosis-related group categories that are used by hospital facilities on discharge billing.

Computer software program that assigns diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) by abstracting data (i.e., patient’s age, sex, principal diagnosis, principal procedures performed, and discharge status) to assign appropriate DRGs to discharged patients.

Reimbursement amount a hospital receives for a Medicare patient who is assigned to a diagnosis-related group (DRG) that considers the wage rates in the hospital’s region and the cost related to the DRG.

Index number that reflects the resource spending associated with each diagnosis-related group.