276
MS-DRG 276: CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITH MCC OR CAROTID SINUS NEUROSTIMULATOR
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 276 is cardiac defibrillator implant with mcc or carotid sinus neurostimulator, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 6.2034, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 6.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 6.2034
- Geometric mean LOS
- 6.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 8.20
- 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 276.
| 276 | CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITH MCC OR CAROTID SINUS NEUROSTIMULATOR | 6.2034 | |
| 277 | CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITHOUT MCC | 4.6889 | -1.5145 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05