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MS-DRG 027: CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 01
MS-DRG 027 is craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures without cc/mcc, in MDC 01 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.6339, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.50 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.6339
- Geometric mean LOS
- 1.50
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 1.90
- 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.
The severity splits
Same base DRG, split by whether a secondary diagnosis is a CC or MCC. The last column is the weight change from MS-DRG 027.
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 4.6118 | +1.9779 |
| 026 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 3.1913 | +0.5574 |
| 027 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 2.6339 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 01