HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC
Medicare inpatient claims for MS-DRG 481. National volume + top hospitals + geographic distribution. Sourced from CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider; refreshed annually.
What is MS-DRG 481?
MS-DRG 481 is the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group for HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC. When a Medicare patient is discharged, the hospital stay is grouped into a single MS-DRG, and Medicare reimburses the hospital a fixed, predetermined amount for that group rather than itemizing each service.
Across the CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider dataset, 1,863 hospitals reported 125,467 discharges for MS-DRG 481. The average hospital submitted charge was $95K, while the average amount Medicare actually paid was $16K — a 6.1× gap between list price and reimbursement, which is typical for Medicare inpatient claims.