premajor diagnostic category (PMDC or Pre-MDC)

Eight diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) to which cases are assigned that are based on procedure codes before classifying them to a major diagnostic category (MDC). The eight DRGs are one each for the heart, liver, bone marrow, simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant, pancreas transplant, and lung transplant and two for tracheostomies.

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