Diagnosis Codes in MS-DRG 871 - SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC

The Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group or MS-DRG is a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). This is the group for Diagnosis Codes in MS-DRG 871 - SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH Major Complication or Comorbidity diseases in version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

MS-DRG MS-DRG Title MCD Relative Weight Geometric LOS Arithmetic LOS
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 18 1.9826 Relative Weight
The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.
1.98 Geometric Length of Stay
The geometric mean length of stay (GMLOS) is used by Medicare to calculate the reimbursement for patients whose medical treatment takes a much longer or shorter time than average.
5.10 Arithmetic Length of Stay
The average length of stay (ALOS) reflects the average number of days a patient spends in a hospital for each admission.

List of ICD-10-CM Codes in Diagnostic Related Group


  • A02
  • A20
  • A22
  • A26
    • A26.7 Erysipelothrix sepsis
  • A32
  • A39
    • A39.2 Acute meningococcemia
    • A39.3 Chronic meningococcemia
    • A39.4 Meningococcemia, unspecified
    • A39.9 Meningococcal infection, unspecified
  • A39.8
    • A39.89 Other meningococcal infections
  • A40
    • A40.0 Sepsis due to streptococcus, group A
    • A40.1 Sepsis due to streptococcus, group B
    • A40.3 Sepsis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
    • A40.8 Other streptococcal sepsis
  • A54.8
  • B37
  • R57
  • R65.2
    • R65.20 Severe sepsis without septic shock
    • R65.21 Severe sepsis with septic shock