DRG

noun

ˌdē-(ˌ)är-ˈjē 

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

DRG

1 of 2 noun

ˈdē-ˈär-ˈjē 

: 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 and that are based especially on the principal diagnosis, surgical procedure used, age of patient, and expected length of stay in the hospital

called also diagnosis related group

DRG

2 of 2 abbreviation

dorsal root ganglion