Object Description
One record per MS-DRG code.
The primary source for this object is CMS Hospital Inpatient PPS Final Rule documentation; supplemented by Ursa Health lookup table data.
Ursa Studio Update Cadence: Annual
Metadata
- Table Name: ursa.mi_ursa_core_114
- Layer: METADATA_AND_INTEGRATION
- Object Type: Ursa Reference
- Temporal Class: Entity
- Case ID: MS-DRG Code
- Primary Key: MS-DRG Code
Published Fields
- Clinical Services Fields
- MS-DRG Code -- The standard 3-digit Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group code; MS-DRG codes should include leading zeros.
- MS-DRG Description -- The natural language description of a standard 3-digit Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group code.
- Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 Category -- A brief description, suitable for use in a chart or data table, identifying the type of admission using the Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 classification system. (See also [URSA-CORE] Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type)
- Is Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 Maternity -- Indicates an admission met the criteria for a Maternity admission, a category of the Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 classification system. Maternity admissions relate to pregnancy and childbirth. (See also [URSA-CORE] Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type)
- Is Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 Behavioral Health -- Indicates an admission met the criteria for a Behavioral Health admission, a category of the Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 classification system. Behavioral Health admissions relate to behavioral health conditions and related treatments. (See also [URSA-CORE] Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type)
- Is Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 Surgical -- Indicates an admission met the criteria for a Surgical admission, a category of the Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 classification system. Surgical admissions involve the performance of one or more surgical procedures. (See also [URSA-CORE] Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type)
- Is Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 Medical -- Indicates an admission met the criteria for a Surgical admission, a category of the Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type Tier 1 classification system. Medical admissions are admissions with a qualifying MS-DRG for medical condition and/or treatment or with a known principal discharge diagnosis that fails to meet the criteria for Maternity, Behavioral Health, or Surgical categories. (See also [URSA-CORE] Ursa Hospital Admission Condition-Treatment Type)
- Is CMS DRG Medical-Surgical Type Medical
- Is CMS DRG Medical-Surgical Type Surgical
- CMS DRG Weight
- CMS DRG Arithmetic Mean LOS -- The arithmetic mean length of stay (ALOS) is the average length of stay experienced by a patient within a chosen DRG. (See also [URSA-CORE] CMS DRG Geometric Mean LOS)
- CMS DRG Geometric Mean LOS -- The geometric mean length of stay or (GMLOS) is the national mean length of stay for each diagnostic related grouper (DRG) as determined and published by CMS. The geometric mean reduces the effect of very high or low values, which might bias the mean if a straight average (arithmetic mean) is used. (See also [URSA-CORE] CMS DRG Arithmetic Mean LOS)
- MDC Code -- The two-digit numeric code representing the Major Diagnostic Category for a given DRG based on condition type and body region; 01 = Nervous system, 02 = Eye, 03 = Ear/Nose/Throat, 04 = Respiratory System, etc. (See also [URSA-CORE] MDC Description)
- MDC Description -- The natural language description of the two-digit Major Diagnostic Category (MDC) Code that classifies DRGs based on condition type and body region; 01 = Nervous system, 02 = Eye, 03 = Ear/Nose/Throat, 04 = Respiratory System, etc. (See also [URSA-CORE] MDC Code)