MS-DRG 388Medical

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 06·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 388 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 06 (MDC 06) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 19 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.4709 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.5 days and an arithmetic mean of 5.9 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:
1.4709 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
4.5 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
5.9 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:
Yes (early transfers can be paid less)

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
388Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC (this page)1.47094.5 days
389Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC0.78912.9 days
390Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC0.54042.2 days