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MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 07: Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas

445 — Disorders of the Biliary Tract with CC

Source: CMS MS-DRG v44.0 and FY2027 IPPS final rule. Page updated September 29, 2026.
Relative weight
1.0872
Geometric mean LOS
2.9 days
Arithmetic mean LOS
3.6 days
Type
Medical

About MS-DRG 445

MS-DRG 445, Disorders of the Biliary Tract with CC, is a medical DRG in MDC 07 (Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.0872, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 1.09 times the average inpatient case, before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 2.9 days and the arithmetic mean is 3.6 days.

It belongs to a 3-level severity family: DRG 444 (with MCC, weight 1.6665), DRG 445 (with CC, weight 1.0872) and DRG 446 (without CC/MCC, weight 0.8124). The highest-severity level carries 2.1 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.

72 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 445 (72)

Chapter 11: Diseases of the digestive system

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

Common questions about DRG 445

What is the relative weight of DRG 445?

1.0872 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.

What is the average length of stay for DRG 445?

The geometric mean length of stay is 2.9 days; the arithmetic mean is 3.6 days.

Is DRG 445 medical or surgical?

DRG 445 is a medical DRG.