165
MS-DRG 165: MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 04
MS-DRG 165 is major chest procedures without cc/mcc, in MDC 04 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.9294, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.90 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.9294
- Geometric mean LOS
- 1.90
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.30
- 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 165.
| 163 | MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 4.4892 | +2.5598 |
| 164 | MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 2.5157 | +0.5863 |
| 165 | MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.9294 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 04