Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are used to classify patients by diagnosis in order to gather statistics for National Center for Health Statistics

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Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are used primarily for hospital billing and to determine how much Medicare pays the hospital for patient care, not for gathering statistics for the National Center for Health Statistics.

Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) Are Used to Classify Patients by Diagnosis