534 MS-DRG: FRACTURES OF FEMUR WITHOUT MCC
MS-DRG 534 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: FRACTURES OF FEMUR WITHOUT MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 08 (Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 0.8403 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.8403 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 3 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 3.7 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | Yes |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
273 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: S72.301A, S72.301B, S72.301C, S72.302A, S72.302B, S72.302C, S72.309A, S72.309B, S72.309C, S72.321A, S72.321B, S72.321C and 261 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 534 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 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (273)
- S72.301A — Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for closed fracture[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S72.301B — Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S72.301C — Unspecified fracture of shaft of right femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S72.302A — Unspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for closed fracture[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S72.302B — Unspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S72.302C — Unspecified fracture of shaft of left femur, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S72.309A — Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for closed fracture[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S72.309B — Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified femur, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 265 more
DRG family
- DRG 533 — FRACTURES OF FEMUR WITH MCC[DRG family]: “FRACTURES OF FEMUR WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (533-534), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 533-534) · 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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