MS-DRG - 157 DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES 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 MS-DRG - 157 DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES WITH Major Complication or Comorbidity diseases in version MS-DRG V40.0 applicable from 10/01/2022 through 09/30/2023.

MS-DRG	MS-DRG Title	MCD	Relative Weight	Geometric LOS	Arithmetic LOS
157	DENTAL AND ORAL DISEASES WITH MCC	03	1.6718 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.	4.40 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.	6.20 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.

ICD-10 Codes in Diagnostic Related Group

Q18.4 - Macrostomia BILLABLE CODE
Q18.5 - Microstomia BILLABLE CODE
Q18.6 - Macrocheilia BILLABLE CODE
Q18.7 - Microcheilia BILLABLE CODE
S02.5XXA - Fracture of tooth (traumatic), initial encounter for closed fracture BILLABLE CODE
S02.5XXB - Fracture of tooth (traumatic), initial encounter for open fracture BILLABLE CODE
S03.2XXA - Dislocation of tooth, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
S03.40XA - Sprain of jaw, unspecified side, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
S03.41XA - Sprain of jaw, right side, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
S03.42XA - Sprain of jaw, left side, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE
S03.43XA - Sprain of jaw, bilateral, initial encounter BILLABLE CODE