MS-DRG 244: PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 05

MS-DRG 244 is permanent cardiac pacemaker implant without cc/mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.7638, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.10 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 1.7638
Geometric mean LOS: 2.10
Arithmetic mean LOS: 2.40
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 244.

242	PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC	3.1236	+1.3598
243	PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC	2.1079	+0.3441
244	PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.7638

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05