MS-DRG 326: STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 06

MS-DRG 326 is stomach, esophageal and duodenal procedures with mcc, in MDC 06 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.9436, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 8.50 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 4.9436
Geometric mean LOS: 8.50
Arithmetic mean LOS: 11.90
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 326.

326	STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC	4.9436
327	STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC	2.4485	-2.4951
328	STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.6472	-3.2964

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06