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MS-DRG 243: PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 243 is permanent cardiac pacemaker implant with cc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.1079, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.80 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.1079
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.80
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 3.40
- 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 243.
| 242 | PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 3.1236 | +1.0157 |
| 243 | PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 2.1079 | |
| 244 | PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.7638 | -0.3441 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05