Table 2. Comparison of Cause of Death Agreement between DRGs and Death Certificates for Common Causes of Death.

		Medicare Claim/Primary Diagnosis Category from Inpatient Hospitalization During Which Patient Died, # (row %)
		Agreement, Unaligned DRGs Considered Disagreement	Agreement, Unaligned DRGs Considered Agreement	Infections
Death Certificate Derived (# of Patients for Each Category)	Diseases of the Heart (639)	213 (33%)	421 (66%)	123 (19%)
	Malignancy (319)	120 (38%)	217 (68%)	54 (17%)
	Cerebrovascular Disease (195)	105 (54%)	138 (71%)	37 (19%)