Diseases and Disorders
Herniated Disk
General
DRG Category: 518
Mean LOS: 6.1 days
Description SURGICAL Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion With Major Complication or Comorbidity or Disc Device or Neurostimulator
DRG Category: 552
Mean LOS: 3.5 days
Description MEDICAL Medical Back Problems Without Major Complication or Comorbidity
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Citation
Sommers, Marilyn Sawyer.. "Herniated Disk." Diseases and Disorders Diseases and Disorders, 7th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2023. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73606/all/Herniated_Disk?q=skeleton.
Sommers MSM. Herniated Disk. Diseases and Disorders Diseases and Disorders. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73606/all/Herniated_Disk?q=skeleton. Accessed September 29, 2026.
Sommers, M. S. (2023). Herniated Disk. In Diseases and Disorders Diseases and Disorders (7th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73606/all/Herniated_Disk?q=skeleton
Sommers MSM. Herniated Disk [Internet]. In: Diseases and Disorders Diseases and Disorders. F.A. Davis Company; 2023. [cited 2026 September 29]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Diseases-and-Disorders/73606/all/Herniated_Disk?q=skeleton.
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