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MS-DRG 277: CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 277 is cardiac defibrillator implant without mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.6889, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.40 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.6889
- Geometric mean LOS
- 3.40
- 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 277.
| 276 | CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITH MCC OR CAROTID SINUS NEUROSTIMULATOR | 6.2034 | +1.5145 |
| 277 | CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANT WITHOUT MCC | 4.6889 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05