MS-DRG 619: O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 10

MS-DRG 619 is o.r. procedures for obesity with mcc, in MDC 10 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.5987, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.80 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 2.5987
Geometric mean LOS: 2.80
Arithmetic mean LOS: 5.00
Post-acute transfer: No

CMS caps year-over-year weight decreases at 10%. Before the cap this DRG weighs 2.5679; the capped weight above is the one used for payment. 41 DRGs differ this way in FY2027.

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 619.

619	O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITH MCC	2.5987
620	O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITH CC	1.5842	-1.0145
621	O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.5622	-1.0365

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 10