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MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC PRE: Pre-MDC

013 — Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC

Relative weight
2.7307
Geometric mean LOS
6.2 days
Arithmetic mean LOS
6.9 days
Type
Surgical

About MS-DRG 013

MS-DRG 013, Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC, is a surgical DRG in Pre-MDC under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.7307, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 2.73 times the average inpatient case, before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 6.2 days and the arithmetic mean is 6.9 days.

It belongs to a 3-level severity family: DRG 011 (with MCC, weight 5.6154), DRG 012 (with CC, weight 4.381) and DRG 013 (without CC/MCC, weight 2.7307). The highest-severity level carries 2.1 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.

890 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are part of this DRG's grouping logic; they are listed below.

ICD-10-CM codes that group to DRG 013 (890)

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Chapter 2: Neoplasms

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Chapter 6: Diseases of the nervous system

Chapter 10: Diseases of the respiratory system

Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system

Chapter 12: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders

Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Common questions about DRG 013

What is the relative weight of DRG 013?

2.7307 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.

What is the average length of stay for DRG 013?

The geometric mean length of stay is 6.2 days; the arithmetic mean is 6.9 days.

Is DRG 013 medical or surgical?

DRG 013 is a surgical DRG.