Billing and insurance

DRG medical abbreviation

DRG means "diagnosis-related group".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (5 in all for DRG), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What DRG means

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Sample claim field label: "DRG."

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What does DRG mean in medical terms?

DRG means "diagnosis-related group".

Where is DRG used?

DRG shows up in billing and claims. Its category here is billing and insurance.

Is DRG on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. DRG is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR); FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations; NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) 2026, abbreviation and acronym entry terms; Federal agency program pages (CMS, Medicare.gov, SSA, IRS, OIG, HHS, DOL, HRSA, FDA, CDC) and healthcare.gov glossary. Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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