DRG 296
Medical DRGCardiac Arrest, Unexplained with MCC
What is MS-DRG 296?
MS-DRG 296 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 05 (MDC 05) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 3 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 1.5619 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.2 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
Classification
Medical DRG
Diagnosis-driven grouping
Linked Codes
3 diagnosis
Billable Dx
100%
3 of 3 shown
FY 2026 Payment Data
Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
Relative Weight
1.5619
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
2 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
3.2 days
Average length of stay
Post-Acute Transfer
No
Not subject to the transfer policy
Related MS-DRGs in This Severity Group
The same clinical condition is split into separate DRGs by complication severity. MCC pays more than CC, which pays more than no CC/MCC.