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MS-DRG 279: ULTRASOUND ACCELERATED AND OTHER THROMBOLYSIS OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR STRUCTURES WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 279 is ultrasound accelerated and other thrombolysis of peripheral vascular structures without mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.1313, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.60 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.1313
- Geometric mean LOS
- 3.60
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 5.10
- Post-acute transfer
- No
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 279.
| 278 | ULTRASOUND ACCELERATED AND OTHER THROMBOLYSIS OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR STRUCTURES WITH MCC | 6.3466 | +2.2153 |
| 279 | ULTRASOUND ACCELERATED AND OTHER THROMBOLYSIS OF PERIPHERAL VASCULAR STRUCTURES WITHOUT MCC | 4.1313 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05