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Diagnosis Codes in MS-DRG 388 - Gastrointestinal Obstruction With MCC

The Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) is a patient classification system used to categorize hospital cases based on clinical similarity and expected resource use. MS-DRGs organize all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive groups known as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs), which help determine reimbursement under the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System.

This section lists the diagnosis codes included in MS-DRG V42.0: Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025.

MS-DRG: 388

MS-DRG Title: Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC

MCD: 06

Relative Weight: 1.4700 Relative Weight
The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Geometric LOS: 1.47 Geometric Length of Stay
The geometric mean length of stay (GMLOS) is used by Medicare to calculate the reimbursement for patients whose medical treatment takes a much longer or shorter time than average.

Arithmetic LOS: 4.50 Arithmetic Length of Stay
The average length of stay (ALOS) reflects the average number of days a patient spends in a hospital for each admission.

  • K56 - Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia

  • K56.4 - Other impaction of intestine

    • K56.41 - Fecal impaction

    • K56.49 - Other impaction of intestine

  • K56.5 - Intestinal adhesions [bands] with obstruction (postinfection)

    • K56.50 - Intestinal adhesions [bands], unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction

    • K56.51 - Intestinal adhesions [bands], with partial obstruction

    • K56.52 - Intestinal adhesions [bands] with complete obstruction

  • K56.60 - Unspecified intestinal obstruction

    • K56.600 - Partial intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause

    • K56.601 - Complete intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to cause

    • K56.609 - Unspecified intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction

  • K56.69 - Other intestinal obstruction

    • K56.690 - Other partial intestinal obstruction

    • K56.691 - Other complete intestinal obstruction

    • K56.699 - Other intestinal obstruction unspecified as to partial versus complete obstruction

  • K91.3 - Postprocedural intestinal obstruction

    • K91.30 - Postprocedural intestinal obstruction, unspecified as to partial versus complete

    • K91.31 - Postprocedural partial intestinal obstruction

    • K91.32 - Postprocedural complete intestinal obstruction