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MS-DRG 344: MINOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 06

MS-DRG 344 is minor 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 2.8202, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 6.80 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
2.8202
Geometric mean LOS
6.80
Arithmetic mean LOS
10.00
Post-acute transfer
No

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 344.

344MINOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC2.8202
345MINOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC1.4946-1.3256
346MINOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC1.2674-1.5528

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027