DRG


DRG

noun \ˌdē-(ˌ)är-ˈjē\

Definition of DRG

: any of the payment categories that are used to classify patients and especially Medicare patients for the purpose of reimbursing hospitals for each case in a given category with a fixed fee regardless of the actual costs incurred —called also diagnosis related group

First Known Use of DRG

1980

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