MS-DRG 957Surgical

Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 24·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 957 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 24 (MDC 24) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 7.5494 with a geometric mean length of stay of 9.6 days and an arithmetic mean of 13.2 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:
7.5494 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
9.6 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
13.2 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
957Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC (this page)7.54949.6 days
958Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with CC4.07496.3 days
959Other O.R. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC2.71253.4 days

Procedure codes (21,096)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 957.

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