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Grouper Version 37.1 Additional Update for Dates of Discharge on or after April 1, 2020

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This is an additional update to the article titled, “Update: TMHP to Use Grouper Version 37.1 for Dates of Discharge on or after April 1, 2020,” that was published on this website on April 8, 2020.

All Patient Refined-Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) Grouper version 37.1 with relative weights, mean lengths of stay, day thresholds, and definitions resulting from the addition of diagnosis codes U070 (Vaping-related disorder) and U071 (COVID-19) is now available on the Texas Medicaid Acute Care Hospital Reimbursement web page.

There are no changes in weights and measures with this update; however, there are description changes for APR-DRGs 143 and 144.

For more information, call the TMHP Contact Center at 800-925-9126 or the TMHP-CSHCN Services Program Contact Center at 800-568-2413.