MS-DRG 369Medical

Major Esophageal Disorders with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 06·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 369 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 06 (MDC 06) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). It maps to 24 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 0.9922 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.9 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.5 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:
0.9922 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
2.9 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
3.5 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
368Major Esophageal Disorders with MCC1.64334 days
369Major Esophageal Disorders with CC (this page)0.99222.9 days
370Major Esophageal Disorders without CC/MCC0.67442 days