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A client is admitted with chest pain. a series of diagnostic tests are ordered, and the client undergoes coronary artery bypass grafting. the cost of care for this client is increased because of a four-pack-per-day smoking history that resulted in extension of the client's intensive care unit (icu) stay by 3 days because of respiratory problems. the case manager realizes that under the terms of the diagnosis-related group (drg) payment system for this diagnosis:

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Answer;

Although the cost of care for this client was greater than the DRG reimbursement amount, the hospital will be reimbursed only at the set fee.

Explanation;

-A Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) is a statistical system of classifying any inpatient stay into groups for the purposes of payment.

-It divides possible diagnoses into more than 20 major body systems and subdivides them into almost 500 groups for the purpose of Medicare reimbursement.

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