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MS-DRG 331: MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 06

MS-DRG 331 is major small and large bowel procedures without cc/mcc, in MDC 06 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.7465, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.60 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
1.7465
Geometric mean LOS
2.60
Arithmetic mean LOS
3.10
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 331.

329MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC4.5476+2.8011
330MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC2.4263+0.6798
331MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.7465

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027