MS-DRG 353Surgical
Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with MCC
Major Diagnostic Category 06·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027
MS-DRG 353 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 06 (MDC 06) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 2.7523 with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.3 days and an arithmetic mean of 7.1 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:
- 2.7523 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 5.3 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 7.1 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 (16)
ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 353.
- 0DQU0ZZRepair Omentum, Open Approach
- 0DQU3ZZRepair Omentum, Percutaneous Approach
- 0DQU4ZZRepair Omentum, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0DXU0ZWTransfer Omentum to Abdominal Region, Open Approach
- 0DXU4ZWTransfer Omentum to Abdominal Region, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WMF0ZZReattachment of Abdominal Wall, Open Approach
- 0WQF0ZZRepair Abdominal Wall, Open Approach
- 0WQF3ZZRepair Abdominal Wall, Percutaneous Approach
- 0WQF4ZZRepair Abdominal Wall, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WQFXZZRepair Abdominal Wall, External Approach
- 0WUF07ZSupplement Abdominal Wall with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
- 0WUF0JZSupplement Abdominal Wall with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach
- 0WUF0KZSupplement Abdominal Wall with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
- 0WUF47ZSupplement Abdominal Wall with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WUF4JZSupplement Abdominal Wall with Synthetic Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach
- 0WUF4KZSupplement Abdominal Wall with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach