949 MS-DRG: AFTERCARE WITH CC/MCC
MS-DRG 949 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: AFTERCARE WITH CC/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 | CC/MCC |
| Relative Weight | 1.123 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 1.123 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 4.1 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 6.4 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
8,604 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: S00.00XD, S00.01XD, S00.02XD, S00.03XD, S00.04XD, S00.05XD, S00.06XD, S00.07XD, S00.10XD, S00.11XD, S00.12XD, S00.201D and 8,592 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 949 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 (8604)
- S00.00XD — Unspecified superficial injury of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S00.01XD — Abrasion of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S00.02XD — Blister (nonthermal) of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S00.03XD — Contusion of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S00.04XD — External constriction of part of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S00.05XD — Superficial foreign body of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S00.06XD — Insect bite (nonvenomous) of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- S00.07XD — Other superficial bite of scalp, subsequent encounter[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 8596 more
DRG family
- DRG 950 — AFTERCARE WITHOUT CC/MCC[DRG family]: “AFTERCARE WITHOUT CC/MCC — same CMS DRG family (949-950), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 949-950) · 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