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MS-DRG 004: TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOUT MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURES
DRGSurgicalMDC PRE
MS-DRG 004 is tracheostomy with mv >96 hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth and neck without major o.r. procedures, in MDC PRE (a surgical DRG). Its FY2027 relative weight is 13.5832, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 22.00 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 13.5832
- Geometric mean LOS
- 22.00
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 27.30
- Post-acute transfer
- Yes
This DRG is subject to the post-acute care transfer policy: a discharge to a qualifying setting below the mean length of stay is paid per diem rather than in full.
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC PRE