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MS-DRG 327: STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC

DRGSurgicalMDC 06

MS-DRG 327 is stomach, esophageal and duodenal procedures with cc, in MDC 06 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.4485, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.80 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
2.4485
Geometric mean LOS
3.80
Arithmetic mean LOS
5.30
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 327.

326STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC4.9436+2.4951
327STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC2.4485
328STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.6472-0.8013

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027