153 MS-DRG: OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITHOUT MCC
MS-DRG 153 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITHOUT 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 | None |
| Relative Weight | 0.7421 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.7421 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 2.3 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 2.8 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
220 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: A54.5, A56.4, A69.1, B05.3, B08.5, H61.001, H61.002, H61.003, H61.009, H65.00, H65.01, H65.02 and 208 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 153 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 (220)
- A54.5 — Gonococcal pharyngitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- A56.4 — Chlamydial infection of pharynx[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- A69.1 — Other Vincent's infections[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- B05.3 — Measles complicated by otitis media[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- B08.5 — Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- H61.001 — Unspecified perichondritis of right external ear[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- H61.002 — Unspecified perichondritis of left external ear[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- H61.003 — Unspecified perichondritis of external ear, bilateral[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 212 more
DRG family
- DRG 152 — OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITH MCC[DRG family]: “OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (152-153), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 152-153) · 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
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