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MS-DRG 152: OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITH MCC

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MS-DRG 152 is otitis media and uri with mcc, in MDC 03 (a medical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.1151, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.10 days. 220 ICD-10-CM principal diagnoses group into MS-DRGs 152–153 under the CMS definitions manual; the most-searched are listed below.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
1.1151
Geometric mean LOS
3.10
Arithmetic mean LOS
4.20
Post-acute transfer
No

Principal diagnoses that group to MS-DRGs 152–153

From the CMS MS-DRG definitions manual’s principal-diagnosis index: 220 ICD-10-CM codes route here, and the CC/MCC status of the secondary diagnoses decides which of 152–153 the case lands in. The 24 most-searched:

  • J06.9Acute upper respiratory infection, unspecified
  • J02.9Acute pharyngitis, unspecified
  • J30.9Allergic rhinitis, unspecified
  • J00Acute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
  • J32.9Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
  • H66.90Otitis media, unspecified, unspecified ear
  • J11.1Influenza due to unidentified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations
  • J01.90Acute sinusitis, unspecified
  • J02.0Streptococcal pharyngitis
  • J30.1Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
  • J30.2Other seasonal allergic rhinitis
  • J30.89Other allergic rhinitis
  • J32.0Chronic maxillary sinusitis
  • J32.8Other chronic sinusitis
  • J36Peritonsillar abscess
  • H66.91Otitis media, unspecified, right ear
  • H66.92Otitis media, unspecified, left ear
  • J01.00Acute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
  • J31.0Chronic rhinitis
  • J32.2Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis
  • H65.23Chronic serous otitis media, bilateral
  • H66.93Otitis media, unspecified, bilateral
  • J03.90Acute tonsillitis, unspecified
  • J05.0Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]

196 more codes group here. Open any code above for its full hierarchy, or check a whole claim in the free DRG calculator.

The severity splits

Same base DRG, split by whether a secondary diagnosis is a CC or MCC. The last column is the weight change from MS-DRG 152.

152OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITH MCC1.1151
153OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITHOUT MCC0.7421-0.3730

Choosing the principal diagnosis: Influenza ICD-10 codes.

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 03

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027