DRG 175
Medical DRGPulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale
What is MS-DRG 175?
MS-DRG 175 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 04 (MDC 04) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 16 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 1.3736 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.8 days and an arithmetic mean of 4.9 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
FY 2026 Payment Data
Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
Linked ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Mappings
- I26.01
Septic pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.02
Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.03
Cement embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.04
Fat embolism of pulmonary artery with acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.09
Other pulmonary embolism with acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.90
Septic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.92
Saddle embolus of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.93
Single subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.94
Multiple subsegmental thrombotic pulmonary emboli without acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.95
Cement embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.96
Fat embolism of pulmonary artery without acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I26.99
Other pulmonary embolism without acute cor pulmonale
BillableChapter 9 - I27.82
Chronic pulmonary embolism
BillableChapter 9 - T79.0XXA
Air embolism (traumatic), initial encounter
BillableChapter 19 - T79.1XXA
Fat embolism (traumatic), initial encounter
BillableChapter 19 - T80.0XXA
Air embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, initial encounter
BillableChapter 19