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MS-DRG 906: HAND PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES

DRGSurgicalMDC 21

MS-DRG 906 is hand procedures for injuries, in MDC 21 (a surgical DRG). Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.7679, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.90 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
1.7679
Geometric mean LOS
2.90
Arithmetic mean LOS
4.40
Post-acute transfer
No

CMS caps year-over-year weight decreases at 10%. Before the cap this DRG weighs 1.7640; the capped weight above is the one used for payment. 41 DRGs differ this way in FY2027.

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 21

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027