229
MS-DRG 229: OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 229 is other cardiothoracic procedures without mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.4406, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.50 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 3.4406
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.50
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 3.30
- 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 229.
| 228 | OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 4.9666 | +1.5260 |
| 229 | OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 3.4406 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05