MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 06: Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System
390 — Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC
- Relative weight
- 0.5404
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.2 days
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.6 days
- Type
- Medical
About MS-DRG 390
MS-DRG 390, Gastrointestinal Obstruction without CC/MCC, is a medical DRG in MDC 06 (Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Its FY2027 relative weight is 0.5404, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 0.54 times the average inpatient case (below average), before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 2.2 days and the arithmetic mean is 2.6 days.
It belongs to a 3-level severity family: DRG 388 (with MCC, weight 1.4709), DRG 389 (with CC, weight 0.7891) and DRG 390 (without CC/MCC, weight 0.5404). The highest-severity level carries 2.7 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.
It is subject to Medicare's post-acute care transfer policy, so payment can be reduced when a patient with a shorter-than-average stay is discharged to a skilled nursing facility, home health or another post-acute setting.
19 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 390 (19)
Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system
- K56.0Paralytic ileus
- K56.1Intussusception
- K56.2Volvulus
- K56.3Gallstone ileus
- K56.41Fecal impaction
- K56.49Other impaction of intestine
- K56.50Intestinal adhesions [bands], unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
- K56.51Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction
- K56.52Intestinal adhesions [bands] with complete obstruction
- K56.600Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
- K56.601Complete intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause
- K56.609Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
- K56.690Other partial intestinal obstruction
- K56.691Other complete intestinal obstruction
- K56.699Other intestinal obstruction unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction
- K56.7Ileus, unspecified
- K91.30Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete
- K91.31Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction
- K91.32Postprocedural complete intestinal obstruction
Common questions about DRG 390
What is the relative weight of DRG 390?
- 0.5404 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.
What is the average length of stay for DRG 390?
- The geometric mean length of stay is 2.2 days; the arithmetic mean is 2.6 days.
Is DRG 390 medical or surgical?
- DRG 390 is a medical DRG.