150 MS-DRG: EPISTAXIS WITH MCC
MS-DRG 150 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: EPISTAXIS WITH MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 03 (Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 03 — Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | MCC |
| Relative Weight | 1.4473 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 1.4473 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 3.5 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 4.8 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
1 diagnosis code can drive assignment here: R04.0.
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 150 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
- MDC 03 — Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses
- R04.0 — Epistaxis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
DRG family
- DRG 151 — EPISTAXIS WITHOUT MCC[DRG family]: “EPISTAXIS WITHOUT MCC — same CMS DRG family (150-151), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 150-151) · FY2027
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 — v44. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation
Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources