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. 2020 May 12;20:337. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05065-9

Table 4.

10 Most impacting DRGs on the total expenditure (2014)

DRG cod. DRG description Procedure N. % Cumulative %
545 Hip or knee replacement, revision S (Surgical) 1661 31.9 31.9
249 Rehabilitation assistance for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue M (medical) 1057 20.3 52.1
538 Local excision and removal of internal fixation means except hip and femur without Complications and comorbidities (CC) S 965 18.0 70.6
217 Wound debridement and cutaneous transplant except hand, for diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue S 342 6.6 77.2
211 Hip and femur surgery, except for major joints, age > 17 without CC S 217 4.2 81.4
210 Hip and femur surgery, except for major joints, age > 17 with CC S 179 3.4 84.8
230 Local excision and removal of intramedullary pinning of hip and femur S 156 3.0 87.8
537 Local excision and removal of intramedullary pinning except hip and femur with CC S 152 2.9 90.7
544 Major joints replacement or lower limbs reimplantation S 90 1.7 92.4
502 Knee surgery reporting infection as a major diagnosis without CC S 82 1.6 94.0