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143

MS-DRG 143: OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 03

MS-DRG 143 is other ear, nose, mouth and throat o.r. procedures with mcc, in MDC 03 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.8517, 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
3.8517
Geometric mean LOS
6.50
Arithmetic mean LOS
9.60
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 143.

143OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC3.8517
144OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC1.7834-2.0683
145OTHER EAR, NOSE, MOUTH AND THROAT O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.2340-2.6177

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 03

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027