NAME:		Claim Diagnosis Related Group Code (or MS-DRG Code)
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	The diagnostic related group to which a hospital 
		claim belongs for prospective payment purposes.
 
 
 SHORT NAME: 	DRG_CD
 
 LONG NAME: 	CLM_DRG_CD

 TYPE:		CHAR

 LENGTH: 	3
 
 SOURCE:	-

 CODE VALUES:	-


 COMMENT:	GROUPER is the software that determines the 
		DRG from data elements reported by the hospital.
 		
		Once determined, the DRG code is one of the
 		elements used to determine the price upon which
 		to base the reimbursement to the hospitals under 
		prospective payment.  
		
		Nonpayment claims (zero reimbursement) may not
		have a DRG present.