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MS-DRG 236: CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 05

MS-DRG 236 is coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.3338, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.70 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
4.3338
Geometric mean LOS
5.70
Arithmetic mean LOS
6.10
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 236.

235CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC5.8487+1.5149
236CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC4.3338

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027