MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES
Medicare inpatient claims for MS-DRG 483. National volume + top hospitals + geographic distribution. Sourced from CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider; refreshed annually.
What is MS-DRG 483?
MS-DRG 483 is the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group for MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES. 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, 514 hospitals reported 19,736 discharges for MS-DRG 483. The average hospital submitted charge was $117K, while the average amount Medicare actually paid was $18K — a 6.5× gap between list price and reimbursement, which is typical for Medicare inpatient claims.