Skip to main content

Table 3 G-DRG description

From: Early decision-analytic modeling – a case study on vascular closure devices

Rationale

DRG

Name

Basic DRGs

  Diagnostic w/o complications

F49G

Invasive cardiologic diagnostic without complications

  Interventional w/o complications

F24B

Percutaneous coronary angioplasty without complications

F19C

Percutaneous transluminal intervention at the heart without complications

Higher weighted DRGs (blood transfusion, ultrasound-guided compression, gluing, and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty)

  Diagnostic w/o complications

F49A

Invasive cardiologic diagnostic with major complications

  Interventional w/o complications

F24A

Percutaneous coronary angioplasty with major complications

F19A

Percutaneous transluminal intervention with major complications

Distinct DRGs for complications

  Treatment of infection

T61B

Postoperative infection

  Surgery for vascular complications

F08E

Reconstructive vascular intervention without complications

  1. G-DRG German diagnosis-related group