DRG 202

Medical DRG

Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC

TypeMedicalMDC04Dx Codes46

What is MS-DRG 202?

MS-DRG 202 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 04 (MDC 04) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). It maps to 46 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 0.9712 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.9 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.6 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

Classification
Medical DRG
Diagnosis-driven grouping
Linked Codes
46 diagnosis
Billable Dx
100%
46 of 46 shown

FY 2026 Payment Data

Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).

Relative Weight
0.9712
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
2.9 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
3.6 days
Average length of stay
Post-Acute Transfer
No
Not subject to the transfer policy

Related MS-DRGs in This Severity Group

The same clinical condition is split into separate DRGs by complication severity. MCC pays more than CC, which pays more than no CC/MCC.

DRGTitleRel. WeightGMLOS
202Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCCThis page0.97122.9 days
203Bronchitis and Asthma without CC/MCC0.67002.2 days

Linked ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Mappings

  • A37.00

    Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis without pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • A37.01

    Whooping cough due to Bordetella pertussis with pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • A37.10

    Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis without pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • A37.11

    Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis with pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • A37.80

    Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species without pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • A37.81

    Whooping cough due to other Bordetella species with pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • A37.90

    Whooping cough, unspecified species without pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • A37.91

    Whooping cough, unspecified species with pneumonia

    BillableChapter 1
  • J04.10

    Acute tracheitis without obstruction

    BillableChapter 10
  • J04.11

    Acute tracheitis with obstruction

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.0

    Acute bronchitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.1

    Acute bronchitis due to Hemophilus influenzae

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.2

    Acute bronchitis due to streptococcus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.3

    Acute bronchitis due to coxsackievirus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.4

    Acute bronchitis due to parainfluenza virus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.5

    Acute bronchitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.6

    Acute bronchitis due to rhinovirus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.7

    Acute bronchitis due to echovirus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.8

    Acute bronchitis due to other specified organisms

    BillableChapter 10
  • J20.9

    Acute bronchitis, unspecified

    BillableChapter 10
  • J21.0

    Acute bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J21.1

    Acute bronchiolitis due to human metapneumovirus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J21.8

    Acute bronchiolitis due to other specified organisms

    BillableChapter 10
  • J21.9

    Acute bronchiolitis, unspecified

    BillableChapter 10
  • J34.9

    Unspecified disorder of nose and nasal sinuses

    BillableChapter 10
  • J40

    Bronchitis, not specified as acute or chronic

    BillableChapter 10
  • J41.0

    Simple chronic bronchitis

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.20

    Mild intermittent asthma, uncomplicated

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.21

    Mild intermittent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.22

    Mild intermittent asthma with status asthmaticus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.30

    Mild persistent asthma, uncomplicated

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.31

    Mild persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.32

    Mild persistent asthma with status asthmaticus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.40

    Moderate persistent asthma, uncomplicated

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.41

    Moderate persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.42

    Moderate persistent asthma with status asthmaticus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.50

    Severe persistent asthma, uncomplicated

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.51

    Severe persistent asthma with (acute) exacerbation

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.52

    Severe persistent asthma with status asthmaticus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.901

    Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.902

    Unspecified asthma with status asthmaticus

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.909

    Unspecified asthma, uncomplicated

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.990

    Exercise induced bronchospasm

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.991

    Cough variant asthma

    BillableChapter 10
  • J45.998

    Other asthma

    BillableChapter 10
  • J96.92

    Respiratory failure, unspecified with hypercapnia

    BillableChapter 10