MS-DRG 284Medical

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 05·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 284 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 05 (MDC 05) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). It maps to 18 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 0.7525 with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.6 days and an arithmetic mean of 2.2 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:
0.7525 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
1.6 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
2.2 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.

DRGTitleRelative weightMean stay
283Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with MCC1.96193.2 days
284Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with CC (this page)0.75251.6 days
285Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired without CC/MCC0.53901.2 days