HEALTH TERMS - ALL PATIENT DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUPS (APDRG)
What are All Patient Diagnosis Related Groups (APDRG)?
Definition: An enhancement of the original DRGs, designed to apply to a population broader than that of Medicare beneficiaries, who are predominately older individuals. The APDRG set includes groupings for pediatric and maternity cases as well as of services for HIV-related conditions and other special cases.
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