MS-DRG 328: STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 06

MS-DRG 328 is stomach, esophageal and duodenal procedures without cc/mcc, in MDC 06 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.6472, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.90 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 1.6472
Geometric mean LOS: 1.90
Arithmetic mean LOS: 2.50
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 328.

326	STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC	4.9436	+3.2964
327	STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC	2.4485	+0.8013
328	STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.6472

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06