MS-DRG 215Surgical
Other Heart Assist System Implant
Major Diagnostic Category 05·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027
MS-DRG 215 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 05 (MDC 05). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 10.1333 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.5 days and an arithmetic mean of 8 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:
- 10.1333 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 4.5 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 8 days (arithmetic mean)
- Post-acute transfer policy:
- No (not subject to it)
Procedure codes (17)
ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 215.
- 02HA0RSInsertion of Biventricular Short-term External Heart Assist System into Heart, Open Approach
- 02HA3RSInsertion of Biventricular Short-term External Heart Assist System into Heart, Percutaneous Approach
- 02HA3RZInsertion of Short-term External Heart Assist System into Heart, Percutaneous Approach
- 02HA4RSInsertion of Biventricular Short-term External Heart Assist System into Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 02HA4RZInsertion of Short-term External Heart Assist System into Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 02HW3RZInsertion of Short-term External Heart Assist System into Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach
- 02WA0JZRevision of Synthetic Substitute in Heart, Open Approach
- 02WA0QZRevision of Implantable Heart Assist System in Heart, Open Approach
- 02WA0RSRevision of Biventricular Short-term External Heart Assist System in Heart, Open Approach
- 02WA0RZRevision of Short-term External Heart Assist System in Heart, Open Approach
- 02WA3QZRevision of Implantable Heart Assist System in Heart, Percutaneous Approach
- 02WA3RSRevision of Biventricular Short-term External Heart Assist System in Heart, Percutaneous Approach
- 02WA3RZRevision of Short-term External Heart Assist System in Heart, Percutaneous Approach
- 02WA4QZRevision of Implantable Heart Assist System in Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 02WA4RSRevision of Biventricular Short-term External Heart Assist System in Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 02WA4RZRevision of Short-term External Heart Assist System in Heart, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 02WW3RZRevision of Short-term External Heart Assist System in Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach