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MS-DRG 348Surgical

Anal and Stomal Procedures with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 06·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 348 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 06 (MDC 06) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.1930 with a geometric mean length of stay of 3 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.9 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:
1.1930 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
3 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
3.9 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
347Anal and Stomal Procedures with MCC2.35645.5 days
348Anal and Stomal Procedures with CC (this page)1.19303 days
349Anal and Stomal Procedures without CC/MCC0.91341.7 days

Procedure codes (241)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 348.