For a procedure-driven surgical MS-DRG, which statement about severity is correct?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Surgery picks the DRG family, but the secondary diagnoses still set the severity flavor. Even a big OR case can move between no-CC, CC, and MCC tiers based on what else is going on.
Full Explanation
Although the operating-room procedure typically drives surgical MS-DRG base assignment, secondary diagnoses on the CC/MCC lists still determine severity within that surgical family. Both procedure and diagnosis inputs matter for final grouping. CC/MCC logic is not limited to medical DRGs.