234
MS-DRG 234: CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 234 is coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation without mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 5.5006, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 8.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 5.5006
- Geometric mean LOS
- 8.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 8.80
- 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 234.
| 233 | CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 8.0100 | +2.5094 |
| 234 | CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 5.5006 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05