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Medicare DRG Cost Trends

Average hospital charge changes by DRG, 2013–2023

Cost Index (2013 = 100)

Comparing top rising and most moderated DRGs, indexed to 2013 baseline

Rising Fastest

DRGs with the largest percentage increase in average charges

DRGDescription20132023% ChangeDischarges
945REHABILITATION WITH CC/MCC$21,070$53,106+152.1%2,150
894ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE, LEFT AMA$10,596$26,676+151.7%2,801
882NEUROSES EXCEPT DEPRESSIVE$15,462$36,140+133.7%1,345
080NONTRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA WITH MCC$37,888$87,082+129.8%1,535
884ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY$27,165$59,017+117.3%20,726
935NON-EXTENSIVE BURNS$43,028$91,674+113.1%1,201
881DEPRESSIVE NEUROSES$13,815$29,322+112.2%2,198
880ACUTE ADJUSTMENT REACTION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DYSFUNCTION$21,364$44,765+109.5%5,264
512SHOULDER, ELBOW OR FOREARM PROCEDURES, EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC$38,805$80,955+108.6%1,379
923OTHER INJURY, POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC$21,860$44,948+105.6%1,610
914TRAUMATIC INJURY WITHOUT MCC$22,030$45,296+105.6%1,883
311ANGINA PECTORIS$18,700$38,194+104.2%2,963
581OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC$36,981$75,258+103.5%1,865
746VAGINA, CERVIX AND VULVA PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC$43,509$88,394+103.2%1,054
352INGUINAL AND FEMORAL HERNIA PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC$30,159$61,078+102.5%1,738
Most Moderated

DRGs with the smallest percentage increase (or decrease) in average charges

DRGDescription20132023% ChangeDischarges
951OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS$26,121$24,667-5.6%6,524
215OTHER HEART ASSIST SYSTEM IMPLANT$463,966$464,136+0.0%3,861
228OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC$226,974$242,547+6.9%4,787
229OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC$141,019$154,948+9.9%6,436
178RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC$37,733$41,606+10.3%40,367
838CHEMOTHERAPY WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC OR HIGH DOSE CHEMOTHERAP$91,927$101,543+10.5%1,247
660KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC$57,887$65,829+13.7%18,214
659KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC$100,147$114,664+14.5%9,736
837CHEMOTHERAPY WITH ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS OR WITH HIGH DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY A$194,058$226,159+16.5%1,769
867OTHER INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES DIAGNOSES WITH MCC$79,087$92,384+16.8%2,405
251PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC$76,673$91,383+19.2%3,084
455COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC$161,815$193,030+19.3%19,095
661KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC$44,705$53,688+20.1%9,932
813COAGULATION DISORDERS$60,508$74,178+22.6%15,958
454COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC$217,587$268,254+23.3%22,561
About This Data

This analysis compares average hospital charges for Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs) between 2013 and 2023. All data is sourced from the CMS Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data.

Rising Fastest: Shows DRGs where average charges have increased the most as a percentage over the 10-year period.

Most Moderated: Shows DRGs where charges have increased the least, remained stable, or decreased. These may reflect improved efficiencies, technology advances, or shifts in treatment patterns.

Only DRGs with data in both 2013 and 2023, and with more than 1,000 Medicare discharges in 2023, are included in this analysis.

Data source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals. Charges represent what hospitals billed, not what Medicare paid.