MS-DRG 052Medical

Spinal Disorders and Injuries with CC/MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 01·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 052 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 01 (MDC 01) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). It maps to 223 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.7837 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.2 days and an arithmetic mean of 5.7 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

FY 2027 payment data

From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).

Relative weight:: 1.7837 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:: 4.2 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:: 5.7 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:: No (not subject to it)

Same condition, other severity levels

CMS splits one condition into separate DRGs by how sick the patient is. With MCC pays more than with CC, which pays more than without CC/MCC.

DRG	Title	Relative weight	Mean stay
052	Spinal Disorders and Injuries with CC/MCC (this page)	1.7837	4.2 days
053	Spinal Disorders and Injuries without CC/MCC	0.9728	2.4 days

Diagnosis codes (223)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 052. 100% of the codes listed are billable.