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MS-DRG 218: CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 218 is cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures with cardiac catheterization without cc/mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 6.8061, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.90 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 6.8061
- Geometric mean LOS
- 3.90
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 5.80
- 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 218.
| 216 | CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 9.8832 | +3.0771 |
| 217 | CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH CC | 6.8061 | 0.0000 |
| 218 | CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 6.8061 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05