MS-DRG 975Medical

HIV with Major Related Condition with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 25·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 975 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 25 (MDC 25) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). It maps to 459 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.3252 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.9 days and an arithmetic mean of 5.4 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:: 1.3252 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:: 3.9 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:: 5.4 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
974	HIV with Major Related Condition with MCC	3.0506	6.7 days
975	HIV with Major Related Condition with CC (this page)	1.3252	3.9 days
976	HIV with Major Related Condition without CC/MCC	0.8124	2.8 days

Diagnosis codes (459)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 975. 100% of the codes listed are billable.