MS-DRG 334: RECTAL RESECTION WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 06

MS-DRG 334 is rectal resection without cc/mcc, in MDC 06 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.6847, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.20 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 1.6847
Geometric mean LOS: 2.20
Arithmetic mean LOS: 2.60
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 334.

332	RECTAL RESECTION WITH MCC	3.7887	+2.1040
333	RECTAL RESECTION WITH CC	2.1275	+0.4428
334	RECTAL RESECTION WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.6847

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06