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MS-DRG 908: OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC

DRGSurgicalMDC 21

MS-DRG 908 is other o.r. procedures for injuries with cc, in MDC 21 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.9579, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.50 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
1.9579
Geometric mean LOS
3.50
Arithmetic mean LOS
4.60
Post-acute transfer
Yes

This DRG is subject to the post-acute care transfer policy: a discharge to a qualifying setting below the mean length of stay is paid per diem rather than in full.

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 908.

907OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC3.8960+1.9381
908OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC1.9579
909OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.3799-0.5780

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 21

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027