| MDC - MDC in effect on discharge date |
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The Major Diagnostic Category appropriate for the date of discharge (MDC) is assigned by the Medicare DRG grouper during HCUP processing. Refer to the notes for the data element DRG for complete details. LabelsLabels for the MDCs are provided as an ASCII file in HCUP Tools: Labels and Formats. |
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