MS‑DRG 885: Psychoses
What Medicare paid hospitals for MS‑DRG 885 in 2024: nationally, state by state and across hospitals.
In 2024 Medicare paid hospitals an average of $11,869 per discharge for MS‑DRG 885, across 38,035 fee-for-service discharges at 562 hospitals: 0.77% of all Medicare inpatient discharges and $451.4M in total, the 44th largest MS‑DRG by Medicare spending.
By state, the average ran from $7,519 in West Virginia to $23,703 in Alaska. Across hospitals, half were paid between $8,982 and $12,258 per case, and the median hospital $10,391; the payment moves with each hospital’s wage index, teaching and low-income share, and with outlier cases.
Hospitals charged $42,664 on average for these stays, 3.6 times what Medicare paid: charges are list prices, while Medicare pays a fixed amount per MS‑DRG.
What changed in FY2027
The rates for discharges from October 1, 2026 (MS‑DRG version 44) against FY2026.
| FY2026 | FY2027 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relative weight | 1.3968 | 1.3901 | −0.5% |
| Geometric mean stay (days) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Average stay (days) | 9.8 | 9.7 | −0.1 |
- Not capped: the −0.5% is CMS’s yearly recalibration of every weight from recent claims and cost data.
- Name, MDC and transfer status are unchanged.
FY2027 national base payment (illustration)
$10,269.99
The FY2027 weight times the operating standardized amount and the capital rate ($6,848.00 + $539.95) at a wage index of 1.0. No IME, DSH, outlier or other hospital-specific adjustment, so it is not what any hospital is paid; price it at a hospital for that.
FY2027 inpatient rates: what else changed on October 1 · Price MS‑DRG 885 at a hospital
Paid per case, by state
| State | Paid per case | Discharges | Hospitals | Charges ÷ paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | $23,703 | 159 | 3 | 5.4× |
| Maryland* | $21,071 | 3,021 | 29 | 1.2× |
| Hawaii | $13,996 | 178 | 4 | 3.3× |
| California | $13,704 | 5,654 | 37 | 3.5× |
| New Hampshire | $13,339 | 123 | 2 | 5.2× |
| New York | $12,917 | 984 | 23 | 5.7× |
| Massachusetts | $12,751 | 967 | 18 | 3.5× |
| Maine | $12,684 | 151 | 4 | 5.2× |
| Arizona | $12,392 | 97 | 2 | 3.6× |
| Vermont | $12,347 | 180 | 3 | 5.7× |
| Texas | $12,199 | 976 | 15 | 3.9× |
| District of Columbia | $12,147 | 153 | 4 | 2.0× |
| New Jersey | $12,113 | 1,320 | 20 | 7.6× |
| Washington | $11,979 | 469 | 16 | 6.3× |
| Nevada | $11,948 | 471 | 5 | 3.2× |
| Connecticut | $11,936 | 394 | 9 | 4.6× |
| Minnesota | $11,818 | 1,205 | 13 | 5.5× |
| Oregon | $11,775 | 218 | 3 | 3.4× |
| Rhode Island | $11,415 | 111 | 3 | 2.8× |
| Florida | $11,408 | 1,895 | 36 | 3.9× |
| Georgia | $11,183 | 248 | 7 | 3.5× |
| Delaware | $11,048 | 21 | 1 | 5.6× |
| Nebraska | $10,888 | 381 | 6 | 4.2× |
| Missouri | $10,577 | 2,101 | 24 | 2.9× |
| Utah | $10,377 | 350 | 6 | 4.3× |
| Illinois | $10,372 | 3,033 | 33 | 2.9× |
| South Carolina | $10,210 | 74 | 4 | 4.5× |
| North Dakota | $10,163 | 122 | 2 | 3.8× |
| Michigan | $10,092 | 548 | 21 | 3.3× |
| Idaho | $10,061 | 239 | 5 | 5.4× |
| Mississippi | $9,879 | 459 | 7 | 3.9× |
| Wisconsin | $9,865 | 777 | 14 | 2.7× |
| Pennsylvania | $9,654 | 1,084 | 29 | 6.7× |
| South Dakota | $9,642 | 379 | 2 | 3.4× |
| Colorado | $9,605 | 94 | 1 | 9.4× |
| Indiana | $9,556 | 1,151 | 16 | 3.4× |
| Montana | $9,465 | 419 | 5 | 2.4× |
| North Carolina | $9,291 | 997 | 20 | 3.6× |
| Virginia | $9,262 | 851 | 13 | 3.0× |
| Kansas | $9,175 | 551 | 4 | 4.0× |
| Oklahoma | $9,144 | 458 | 8 | 2.6× |
| Iowa | $9,143 | 1,170 | 15 | 2.8× |
| New Mexico | $9,114 | 149 | 4 | 4.1× |
| Tennessee | $8,880 | 405 | 6 | 5.0× |
| Ohio | $8,804 | 826 | 18 | 3.3× |
| Arkansas | $8,782 | 983 | 15 | 4.2× |
| Kentucky | $8,752 | 846 | 13 | 2.8× |
| Louisiana | $8,413 | 86 | 2 | 3.2× |
| Alabama | $7,861 | 458 | 10 | 7.4× |
| West Virginia | $7,519 | 49 | 2 | 4.4× |
| United States | $11,869 | 38,035 | 562 | 3.6× |
* Maryland hospitals are paid under the state’s all-payer model, not the IPPS, so Maryland is left out of the state range above.
How much hospitals vary
Each hospital’s own average Medicare payment for MS‑DRG 885.
| 10th percentile | $8,189 |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $8,982 |
| Median hospital | $10,391 |
| 75th percentile | $12,258 |
| 90th percentile | $15,582 |
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Questions
What did Medicare pay for MS‑DRG 885 in 2024?
An average of $11,869 per discharge across 38,035 fee-for-service discharges at 562 hospitals, $451.4M in total.
Which state paid the most for MS‑DRG 885?
Alaska, at $23,703 per case; West Virginia paid the least, $7,519.
Where do these figures come from?
From the Medicare Inpatient Hospitals - by Provider and Service (data year 2024): the published hospital-by-DRG averages of Medicare fee-for-service inpatient discharges in 2024. Cells with fewer than 11 discharges are not published, so a hospital with a handful of cases is not counted. Average Medicare payment excludes the patient’s deductible and coinsurance.