MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 04: Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System
204 — Respiratory Signs and Symptoms
- Relative weight
- 0.821
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.1 days
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.7 days
- Type
- Medical
About MS-DRG 204
MS-DRG 204, Respiratory Signs and Symptoms, is a medical DRG in MDC 04 (Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Its FY2027 relative weight is 0.821, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 0.82 times the average inpatient case (below average), before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 2.1 days and the arithmetic mean is 2.7 days.
30 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are part of this DRG's grouping logic; they are listed below.
ICD-10-CM codes that group to DRG 204 (30)
Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system
Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- R04.2Hemoptysis
- R04.81Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants
- R04.89Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages
- R04.9Hemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified
- R05.1Acute cough
- R05.2Subacute cough
- R05.3Chronic cough
- R05.4Cough syncope
- R05.8Other specified cough
- R05.9Cough, unspecified
- R06.00Dyspnea, unspecified
- R06.01Orthopnea
- R06.02Shortness of breath
- R06.03Acute respiratory distress
- R06.09Other forms of dyspnea
- R06.1Stridor
- R06.2Wheezing
- R06.3Periodic breathing
- R06.4Hyperventilation
- R06.6Hiccough
- R06.81Apnea, not elsewhere classified
- R06.82Tachypnea, not elsewhere classified
- R06.83Snoring
- R06.89Other abnormalities of breathing
- R06.9Unspecified abnormalities of breathing
- R07.1Chest pain on breathing
- R07.81Pleurodynia
- R09.3Abnormal sputum
- R91.8Other nonspecific abnormal finding of lung field
Common questions about DRG 204
What is the relative weight of DRG 204?
- 0.821 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.
What is the average length of stay for DRG 204?
- The geometric mean length of stay is 2.1 days; the arithmetic mean is 2.7 days.
Is DRG 204 medical or surgical?
- DRG 204 is a medical DRG.