MS-DRG 003Surgical
ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck with Major O.R. Procedures
Pre-MDC·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027
MS-DRG 003 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 21.2763 with a geometric mean length of stay of 22 days and an arithmetic mean of 32 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
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FY 2027 payment data
From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
- Relative weight:
- 21.2763 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 22 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 32 days (arithmetic mean)
- Post-acute transfer policy:
- Yes (early transfers can be paid less)
Procedure codes (10)
ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 003.
- 0B110F4Bypass Trachea to Cutaneous with Tracheostomy Device, Open Approach
- 0B110Z4Bypass Trachea to Cutaneous, Open Approach
- 0B113F4Bypass Trachea to Cutaneous with Tracheostomy Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 0B113Z4Bypass Trachea to Cutaneous, Percutaneous Approach
- 0B114F4Bypass Trachea to Cutaneous with Tracheostomy Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0B114Z4Bypass Trachea to Cutaneous, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 5A1522FExtracorporeal Oxygenation, Membrane, Central
- 5A1522GExtracorporeal Oxygenation, Membrane, Peripheral Veno-arterial
- 5A1522HExtracorporeal Oxygenation, Membrane, Peripheral Veno-venous
- 5A1955ZRespiratory Ventilation, Greater than 96 Consecutive Hours