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103 MS-DRG: HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC

MS-DRG 103 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: HEADACHES WITHOUT MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 01 (Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System).

Payment & Classification Data

Official CMS values from the current fiscal year's IPPS Final Rule.

Major Diagnostic CategoryMDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System
DRG TypeMedical
Severity LevelNone
Relative Weight0.8363
Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied)0.8363
Geometric Mean Length of Stay2.3 days
Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay2.9 days
Post-Acute Transfer DRGNo
Special Pay Transfer DRGNo

Defining Codes (FY2026)

95 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: F07.81, G43.001, G43.009, G43.011, G43.019, G43.101, G43.109, G43.111, G43.119, G43.401, G43.409, G43.411 and 83 more.

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 103 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Major Diagnostic Category

Defining diagnoses (95)

DRG family

  • DRG 102 — HEADACHES WITH MCC[DRG family]: “HEADACHES WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (102-103), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 102-103) · FY2026

Read from: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43. All data sources · How to read the labels