MS-DRG 522Surgical

Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 08·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 522 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 08 (MDC 08) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 1,232 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 2.1158 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4 days and an arithmetic mean of 4.4 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:
2.1158 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
4 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
4.4 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.

DRGTitleRelative weightMean stay
521Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with MCC2.85155.9 days
522Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without MCC (this page)2.11584 days

Procedure codes (96)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 522.

Diagnosis codes (1,232)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 522. 100% of the codes listed are billable.

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