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MS-DRG 870Medical

Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours

Major Diagnostic Category 18·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 870 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 18 (MDC 18). It maps to 40 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 6.9408 with a geometric mean length of stay of 12.5 days and an arithmetic mean of 14.9 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:
6.9408 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
12.5 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
14.9 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:
Yes (early transfers can be paid less)

Diagnosis codes (40)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 870. 100% of the codes listed are billable.

Procedure codes (1)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 870.