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MS-DRG 154OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC

DRGMedicalMDC 03

FY2026 payment factors

Relative weight
1.5635
Geometric mean LOS
3.90
Arithmetic mean LOS
5.60
Post-acute transfer
No

Other DRGs in MDC 03

The with-MCC, with-CC and without-CC/MCC splits usually sit next to each other here. Those are what a documentation query is actually deciding between, and the weight gap between them is why the query is worth raising.

  • 135SINUS AND MASTOID PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC2.1700
  • 136SINUS AND MASTOID PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.0153
  • 137MOUTH PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC1.4932
  • 138MOUTH PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC0.8862
  • 139SALIVARY GLAND PROCEDURES1.2357
  • 140MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH MCC4.2653
  • 141MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC2.1811
  • 142MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.5964
  • 143OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC3.7466
  • 144OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC1.7329
  • 145OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.2023
  • 146EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC2.1174
  • 147EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT MALIGNANCY WITH CC1.2715
  • 148EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC0.7971
  • 149DYSEQUILIBRIUM0.7516
  • 150EPISTAXIS WITH MCC1.3315
  • 151EPISTAXIS WITHOUT MCC0.7340
  • 152OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITH MCC1.1822
  • 153OTITIS MEDIA AND URI WITHOUT MCC0.7382
  • 155OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITH CC0.9165
  • 156OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC0.6911
  • 157DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES WITH MCC1.7168
  • 158DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES WITH CC0.9098
  • 159DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES WITHOUT CC/MCC0.7085
MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2026