MS-DRG 963Medical

Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 24·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 963 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 24 (MDC 24) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 8,676 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 2.6363 with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.2 days and an arithmetic mean of 7.4 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

FY 2027 payment data

From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).

Relative weight:: 2.6363 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:: 5.2 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:: 7.4 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.

DRG	Title	Relative weight	Mean stay
963	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with MCC (this page)	2.6363	5.2 days
964	Other Multiple Significant Trauma with CC	1.4972	3.8 days
965	Other Multiple Significant Trauma without CC/MCC	1.0059	2.6 days

Diagnosis codes (8,676)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 963. 100% of the codes listed are billable.

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