948 MS-DRG: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC
MS-DRG 948 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 23 (Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 23 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 0.7835 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.7835 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 2.6 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 3.3 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | Yes |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
131 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: E07.81, E79.0, G89.11, G89.12, G89.18, G89.3, G93.31, G93.32, G93.39, P09.1, P09.2, P09.3 and 119 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 948 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 23 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (131)
- E07.81 — Sick-euthyroid syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- E79.0 — Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G89.11 — Acute pain due to trauma[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G89.12 — Acute post-thoracotomy pain[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G89.18 — Other acute postprocedural pain[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G89.3 — Neoplasm related pain (acute) (chronic)[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G93.31 — Postviral fatigue syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G93.32 — Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 123 more
DRG family
- DRG 947 — SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC[DRG family]: “SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (947-948), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 947-948) · 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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