MS-DRG 424Surgical

Other Hepatobiliary or Pancreas O.R. Procedures with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 07·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 424 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 07 (MDC 07) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 2.1596 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.4 days and an arithmetic mean of 5.7 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:
2.1596 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
4.4 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
5.7 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
423Other Hepatobiliary or Pancreas O.R. Procedures with MCC4.16497.8 days
424Other Hepatobiliary or Pancreas O.R. Procedures with CC (this page)2.15964.4 days
425Other Hepatobiliary or Pancreas O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC1.88272.6 days

Procedure codes (1,107)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 424.

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