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)…

Part of the CMS Data Feeds Dataset › Medicare

Dataplex delivers this CMS feed as the analysis-ready table DWV.MEDICARE_SHORTSTAY_HOSPITAL_DISCHARGE_RANKINGS on Snowflake and Databricks: nine annual reporting periods (2017–2025) aligned to a single schema, refreshed automatically whenever CMS publishes a new file. Every row carries lineage back to the exact CMS source file that produced it.

Key facts

Snowflake	DWV.MEDICARE_SHORTSTAY_HOSPITAL_DISCHARGE_RANKINGS
Databricks	cms_dwv.medicare_shortstay_hospital_discharge_rankings
Coverage	Jan 2017 – Dec 2025 (9 of 9 annual reporting periods)
Rows	225 (total across all reporting periods)
Cadence	Annual
Update pattern	Time-partitioned; each file adds one reporting year
CMS published	2026-08-11
Loaded	2026-08-11
Columns	5 data + 6 lineage
File versions	9
License	CMS public data (U.S. Government work)
Platforms	Snowflake Marketplace · Databricks Delta Sharing

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Current: CMS last published this feed on 2026-08-11. Coverage is complete through the 2025 reporting year. Next CMS release expected ~Aug 2027.

Time-partitioned feed: each file version covers one reporting year, so history is additive. Query the full table for all years; filter on the reporting period columns for a single period. Do not filter to the latest file only (that would return just the 2025 reporting year).

Sample queries

Snowflake

-- Each file version covers one reporting period; history is additive
SELECT *
FROM DWV.MEDICARE_SHORTSTAY_HOSPITAL_DISCHARGE_RANKINGS
LIMIT 100;

Databricks

-- Each file version covers one reporting period; history is additive
SELECT *
FROM cms_dwv.medicare_shortstay_hospital_discharge_rankings
LIMIT 100;

About this feed

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.

Source: CMS feed metadata

Keywords: Medicare, Original Medicare, Hospitals & Facilities, Inpatient, Health Care Use & Payments Theme: Medicare

Coverage timeline

2017–2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 (🟩 covered · ⬜ no data)

9 of 9 annual reporting periods present, no gaps.

Release history

Reporting period	CMS published	Loaded	Latest file
2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11	✓
2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11
2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31	2026-08-11	2026-08-11

Data dictionary

📋 5 data columns + 6 lineage columns

Column-level definitions are maintained by CMS in the official Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings data dictionary.

Data columns

Column	Type
__CURRENT_FY_RANK	NUMBER
PRIOR_FY_RANK	NUMBER
DRG_NUMBER	NUMBER
DRG_DESCRIPTION	TEXT
TOTAL_DISCHARGES	TEXT

Lineage columns (present on every feed table)

Column	Type	Description
ROW_ID	TEXT	Unique row ID for this table (PK)
FILE_ID	TEXT	Source file; joins to FEEDS_FILES.ID (FK)
FILE_FEED_ID	TEXT	Parent feed; joins to FEEDS.ID (FK)
FILE_NAME	TEXT	Source file name as published by CMS
ROWNUM	NUMBER	Row number within the source file
CREATED_AT	TIMESTAMP_NTZ	Timestamp when the record was loaded

Row-level lineage

Every row in this table traces to the exact CMS source file that produced it. The FILE_ID column joins to the FEEDS_FILES catalog table, and FILE_FEED_ID joins to the FEEDS master table:

Trace any row back to its source file and reporting period:

Snowflake

SELECT d.__CURRENT_FY_RANK, d.PRIOR_FY_RANK, d.DRG_NUMBER,
       ff.TEMPORAL_START, ff.TEMPORAL_END, ff.CMS_FEED_MODIFIED
FROM DWV.MEDICARE_SHORTSTAY_HOSPITAL_DISCHARGE_RANKINGS d
JOIN DWV.FEEDS_FILES ff ON d.FILE_ID = ff.ID;

Databricks

SELECT d.__current_fy_rank, d.prior_fy_rank, d.drg_number,
       ff.temporal_start, ff.temporal_end, ff.cms_feed_modified
FROM cms_dwv.medicare_shortstay_hospital_discharge_rankings d
JOIN cms_dwv.feeds_files ff ON d.file_id = ff.id;

Source & provenance

Published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (bureau 009:38).

• Official CMS data dictionary

• Medicare Short Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings Methodology

Frequently asked questions

How often is Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings updated?

Annually. CMS last published this feed on 2026-08-11, and Dataplex loaded it to the warehouse the same day. New releases are added automatically when CMS publishes them.

What years does Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings cover?

2017 through 2025: nine annual reporting periods with no gaps. Each reporting year arrives as its own file version, and all years remain queryable side by side.

How many records are in Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings?

225 rows across all nine reporting periods. Because this feed is time-partitioned, the full table total is the meaningful count; no deduplication needed.

How do I get Medicare Short-Stay Hospital Discharge Rankings data?

It's included in the CMS Data Feeds Dataset on the Snowflake Marketplace (free trial available) and via Databricks Delta Sharing. Once mounted, query DWV.MEDICARE_SHORTSTAY_HOSPITAL_DISCHARGE_RANKINGS directly; no pipeline setup required.

Related feeds

Medicare Post-Acute Care and Hospice - by Geography & ProviderMedicare Post-Acute Care Utilization - Long-Term Care Hospital by Geography and ProviderMedicare Inpatient Hospitals - by ProviderMedicare Post-Acute Care Utilization - Hospice by Geography and ProviderMedicare Post-Acute Care Utilization - Long-Term Care Hospital

Get this feed

1. Start a free trial on Snowflake Marketplace or purchase via Databricks

2. Mount the share; the database and DWV schema appear in your account immediately

3. Run the sample query above; no ETL, no pipeline maintenance

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