MS-DRG 036Surgical
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC
Major Diagnostic Category 01·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027
MS-DRG 036 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 01 (MDC 01) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.9193 with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.2 days and an arithmetic mean of 1.4 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:
- 1.9193 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 1.2 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 1.4 days (arithmetic mean)
- Post-acute transfer policy:
- No (not subject to it)
Same condition, other severity levels
CMS splits one condition into separate DRGs by how sick the patient is. With MCC pays more than with CC, which pays more than without CC/MCC.
Procedure codes (144)
ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 036.
- 037H04ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037H05ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037H06ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037H07ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037H0DZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037H0EZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037H0FZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037H0GZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037H34ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H35ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H36ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H37ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H3DZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H3EZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H3FZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H3GZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037H44ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037H45ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037H46ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037H47ZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037H4DZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037H4EZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037H4FZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037H4GZDilation of Right Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J04ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037J05ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037J06ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037J07ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037J0DZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037J0EZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037J0FZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037J0GZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037J34ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J35ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J36ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J37ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J3DZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J3EZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J3FZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J3GZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037J44ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J45ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J46ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J47ZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J4DZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J4EZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J4FZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037J4GZDilation of Left Common Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K04ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037K05ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037K06ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037K07ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037K0DZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037K0EZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037K0FZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037K0GZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037K34ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K35ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K36ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K37ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K3DZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K3EZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K3FZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K3GZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037K44ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K45ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K46ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K47ZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K4DZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K4EZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K4FZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037K4GZDilation of Right Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L04ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037L05ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037L06ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037L07ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037L0DZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037L0EZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037L0FZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037L0GZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037L34ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L35ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L36ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L37ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L3DZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L3EZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L3FZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L3GZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037L44ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L45ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L46ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L47ZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L4DZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L4EZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L4FZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037L4GZDilation of Left Internal Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M04ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037M05ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037M06ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037M07ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037M0DZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037M0EZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037M0FZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037M0GZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037M34ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M35ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M36ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M37ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M3DZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M3EZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M3FZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M3GZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037M44ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M45ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M46ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M47ZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M4DZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M4EZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M4FZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037M4GZDilation of Right External Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N04ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037N05ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037N06ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037N07ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037N0DZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Open Approach
- 037N0EZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037N0FZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037N0GZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Open Approach
- 037N34ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N35ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N36ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N37ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N3DZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N3EZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N3FZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N3GZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Approach
- 037N44ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Drug-eluting Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N45ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N46ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N47ZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Drug-eluting Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N4DZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N4EZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Two Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N4FZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Three Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 037N4GZDilation of Left External Carotid Artery with Four or More Intraluminal Devices, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach