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MS-DRG 266: ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 05

MS-DRG 266 is endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 5.9309, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.30 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
5.9309
Geometric mean LOS
2.30
Arithmetic mean LOS
4.20
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 266.

266ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC5.9309
267ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC4.7227-1.2082

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027