MS-DRG 036: CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 01

MS-DRG 036 is carotid artery stent procedures without cc/mcc, in MDC 01 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.9193, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.20 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 1.9193
Geometric mean LOS: 1.20
Arithmetic mean LOS: 1.40
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 036.

034	CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC	3.8921	+1.9728
035	CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC	2.4053	+0.4860
036	CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.9193

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 01