MS-DRG 173Surgical
Ultrasound Accelerated and Other Thrombolysis with Principal Diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism
Major Diagnostic Category 04·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027
MS-DRG 173 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 04 (MDC 04). It maps to 13 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 2.9556 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.7 days and an arithmetic mean of 4.5 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
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FY 2027 payment data
From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
- Relative weight:
- 2.9556 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 3.7 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 4.5 days (arithmetic mean)
- Post-acute transfer policy:
- No (not subject to it)
Procedure codes (10)
ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 173.
- 02FP3Z0Fragmentation of Pulmonary Trunk, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic
- 02FP3ZZFragmentation of Pulmonary Trunk, Percutaneous Approach
- 02FQ3Z0Fragmentation of Right Pulmonary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic
- 02FQ3ZZFragmentation of Right Pulmonary Artery, Percutaneous Approach
- 02FR3Z0Fragmentation of Left Pulmonary Artery, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic
- 02FR3ZZFragmentation of Left Pulmonary Artery, Percutaneous Approach
- 02FS3Z0Fragmentation of Right Pulmonary Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic
- 02FS3ZZFragmentation of Right Pulmonary Vein, Percutaneous Approach
- 02FT3Z0Fragmentation of Left Pulmonary Vein, Percutaneous Approach, Ultrasonic
- 02FT3ZZFragmentation of Left Pulmonary Vein, Percutaneous Approach
Diagnosis codes (13)
As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 173. 100% of the codes listed are billable.
- I26.01Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
- I26.02Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
- I26.03Cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
- I26.04Fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
- I26.09Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
- I26.90Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.92Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.93Single subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.94Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.95Cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.96Fat embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
- I26.99Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
- I27.82Chronic pulmonary embolism