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MS-DRG 555Medical

Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 08·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 555 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 08 (MDC 08) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 247 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.2913 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.7 days and an arithmetic mean of 4.8 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:
1.2913 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
3.7 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
4.8 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:
No (not subject to it)

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
555Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with MCC (this page)1.29133.7 days
556Signs and Symptoms of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue without MCC0.82112.7 days

Diagnosis codes (247)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 555. 100% of the codes listed are billable.