MS-DRG 824Surgical

Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 17·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 824 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 17 (MDC 17) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). It maps to 480 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 2.2515 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.9 days and an arithmetic mean of 6.7 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:
2.2515 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
4.9 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
6.7 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
823Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures with MCC4.60599.9 days
824Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures with CC (this page)2.25154.9 days
825Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures without CC/MCC1.29952.2 days

Procedure codes (189)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 824.

Diagnosis codes (480)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 824. 100% of the codes listed are billable.