title: Stat testing and DRGs: a strategy for cost containment.
abstract: To reduce costs in the laboratory we must determine when stat testing is appropriate and establish a monitoring system. Here, as a means of reviewing the use of such tests and as an aid in decision making, is a break down of the probability of stat testing based on Diagnosis-related Group categories.
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States