MS-DRG 034: CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 01

MS-DRG 034 is carotid artery stent procedures with mcc, in MDC 01 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.8921, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.50 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 3.8921
Geometric mean LOS: 4.50
Arithmetic mean LOS: 6.70
Post-acute transfer: No

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 034.

034	CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC	3.8921
035	CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC	2.4053	-1.4868
036	CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.9193	-1.9728

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 01