854
MS-DRG 854: INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 18
MS-DRG 854 is infectious and parasitic diseases with o.r. procedures with cc, in MDC 18 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.0095, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.80 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.0095
- Geometric mean LOS
- 4.80
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 6.10
- 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 854.
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 4.9306 | +2.9211 |
| 854 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 2.0095 | |
| 855 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.4510 | -0.5585 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 18