Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings
The Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings dataset provides ranked information on Medicare-covered inpatient discharges from short-stay (acute care) hospitals by Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG).
Freshness
- Last posted
- Period covered
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
- Update frequency
- Annually
Dates as CMS lists them in its catalog.
Columns 5
| Column | What it means | Type |
|---|---|---|
Current Fiscal Year Rankcurrent_fy_rank | The hospital discharge ranking of the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) during the current Fiscal Year (FY), based on the total number of Medicare discharges. | string |
Prior Fiscal Year Rankprior_fy_rank | The hospital discharge ranking of the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) during the prior Fiscal Year (FY), based on the total number of Medicare discharges. | string |
Diagnosis Related-Group Numberdrg_number | The code assigned to a specific Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) that represents a condition or procedure category. | string |
Diagnosis Related-Group Descriptiondrg_description | The description of the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) represented by the DRG Number. | string |
Total Dischargestotal_discharges | The total number of Medicare-covered discharges associated with the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) during the Fiscal Year (FY). | number |
No column matches that filter.
At a glance
- Catalog
- data.cms.gov
- Publisher
- Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics (OEDA)
- Rows
- 25
- Columns
- 5
- State column
- None found
API
Free, no key needed. This request returns the first 10 rows as JSON:
https://data.cms.gov/data-api/v1/dataset/40bfc204-5e88-4d27-a32a-fcdb372c7e65/data?size=10
Versions 9
The newest version is the one linked above. Older releases stay on the official site.
- 2025-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
- 2024-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
- 2023-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
- 2022-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
- 2021-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
- 2020-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
- 2019-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
- 2018-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
Show 1 older versions
- 2017-12-01posted Aug 11, 2026
CMS's description
The Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings dataset provides ranked information on Medicare-covered inpatient discharges from short-stay (acute care) hospitals by Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG). It includes discharge counts and current and prior fiscal year rankings for DRGs, highlighting the conditions and procedures most frequently associated with Medicare-covered inpatient discharges and how their rankings change over time. The data provide insight into trends in Medicare inpatient hospital usage, including common reasons for hospital admission and discharge.
Methodology and other documents from CMS:
The summary at the top is the first sentence of this description. Record id cms:40bfc204-5e88-4d27-a32a-fcdb372c7e65. This record as JSON.