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Complex Aortic Arch Procedures

Relative weight
11.5212
V44.0
In effect · V44.0 MDC 05 Surgical

MDC 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System

Relative weight by grouper version

CMS publishes classification in the Definitions Manual and weights in Table 5 of the IPPS rule, one spreadsheet per year. These are the 9 versions this grouper supports.

Version Fiscal year Effective Relative weight
V44.0 FY 2027 2026-10-01 11.5212
V43.1 FY 2026 (Apr-Sep) 2026-04-01 11.3188
V43.0 FY 2026 (Oct-Mar) 2025-10-01 11.3188
V42.1 FY 2025 (Apr-Sep) 2025-04-01 —
V42.0 FY 2025 (Oct-Mar) 2024-10-01 —
V41.1 FY 2024 (Apr-Sep) 2024-04-01 —
V41.0 FY 2024 (Oct-Mar) 2023-10-01 —
V40.1 FY 2023 (Apr-Sep) 2023-04-01 —
V40.0 FY 2023 (Oct-Mar) 2022-10-01 —

Range 11.3188 to 11.5212. A dash means the DRG did not exist in that version.

Codes that reach this DRG

68 ICD-10-PCS procedures. Each maps here on its own; procedure clusters can also reach this DRG through combinations, listed separately below.

Procedures

Combinations that reach this DRG

2 procedure clusters across 4 codes. A cluster groups differently from its member codes, so none of these appear in the list above.

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