031
MS-DRG 031: VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 01
MS-DRG 031 is ventricular shunt procedures with mcc, in MDC 01 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.2720, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 6.50 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.2720
- Geometric mean LOS
- 6.50
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 9.90
- 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 031.
| 031 | VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 4.2720 | |
| 032 | VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 2.0427 | -2.2293 |
| 033 | VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.7291 | -2.5429 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 01