MS-DRG 012 — Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC

MDC PRE · Pre-MDC (transplants, tracheostomy, ECMO) · Surgical DRG · FY2026

FY2026 relative weight	4.2160
Geometric mean LOS	8.6 days
Arithmetic mean LOS	9.8 days
Severity tier	with CC
Post-acute transfer policy	No
Special payment provision	No

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Severity family — documentation moves the weight 1.89×

The same base condition splits by coded severity (CC/MCC). Weight deltas here are exactly what one documented comorbidity is worth:

DRG	Title	FY2026 weight	GMLOS
011	Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCC	5.4541	11.4
012	Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC	4.2160	8.6
013	Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC	2.8818	6.5