935 MS-DRG: NON-EXTENSIVE BURNS
MS-DRG 935 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: NON-EXTENSIVE BURNS. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 22 (Burns).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 22 — Burns |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | N/A |
| Relative Weight | 2.4243 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 2.4243 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 4.2 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 6.3 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
610 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: T20.00XA, T20.011A, T20.012A, T20.019A, T20.02XA, T20.03XA, T20.04XA, T20.05XA, T20.06XA, T20.07XA, T20.09XA, T20.10XA and 598 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 935 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 22 — Burns[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (610)
- T20.00XA — Burn of unspecified degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site, initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- T20.011A — Burn of unspecified degree of right ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- T20.012A — Burn of unspecified degree of left ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- T20.019A — Burn of unspecified degree of unspecified ear [any part, except ear drum], initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- T20.02XA — Burn of unspecified degree of lip(s), initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- T20.03XA — Burn of unspecified degree of chin, initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- T20.04XA — Burn of unspecified degree of nose (septum), initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- T20.05XA — Burn of unspecified degree of scalp [any part], initial encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 602 more
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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