MS-DRG 178Medical

Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 04·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 178 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 04 (MDC 04) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). It maps to 64 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 0.9744 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.1 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.9 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:: 0.9744 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:: 3.1 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:: 3.9 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:: Yes (early transfers can be paid less)

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
177	Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	1.6092	4.5 days
178	Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC (this page)	0.9744	3.1 days
179	Respiratory Infections and Inflammations without CC/MCC	0.7345	2.4 days

Diagnosis codes (64)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 178. 100% of the codes listed are billable.