370 MS-DRG: MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC
MS-DRG 370 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 06 (Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 06 — Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 0.6744 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.6744 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 2 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 2.4 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
24 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: B37.81, I85.00, I85.01, I85.11, K20.81, K20.91, K21.01, K22.3, K22.6, Q39.0, Q39.1, Q39.2 and 12 more.
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 370 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Major Diagnostic Category
- MDC 06 — Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (24)
- B37.81 — Candidal esophagitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- I85.00 — Esophageal varices without bleeding[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- I85.01 — Esophageal varices with bleeding[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- I85.11 — Secondary esophageal varices with bleeding[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K20.81 — Other esophagitis with bleeding[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K20.91 — Esophagitis, unspecified with bleeding[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K21.01 — Gastro-esophageal reflux disease with esophagitis, with bleeding[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K22.3 — Perforation of esophagus[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 16 more
DRG family
- DRG 368 — MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITH MCC[DRG family]: “MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (368-370), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 368-370) · FY2027
- DRG 369 — MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITH CC[DRG family]: “MAJOR ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS WITH CC — same CMS DRG family (368-370), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 368-370) · FY2027
Read from: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation
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