356
MS-DRG 356: OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 06
MS-DRG 356 is other digestive system o.r. procedures with mcc, in MDC 06 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.3375, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.40 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.3375
- Geometric mean LOS
- 7.40
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 10.10
- 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 356.
| 356 | OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 4.3375 | |
| 357 | OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 2.2844 | -2.0531 |
| 358 | OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.4889 | -2.8486 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 06