329
MS-DRG 329: MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 06
MS-DRG 329 is major small and large bowel procedures with mcc, in MDC 06 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.5476, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 9.10 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.5476
- Geometric mean LOS
- 9.10
- 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 329.
| 329 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 4.5476 | |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 2.4263 | -2.1213 |
| 331 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.7465 | -2.8011 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06