25 Jan DRG Description DRG Reimbursement (Base Payment Rate) DRG Relative Weight DRG 430-Psychosis $7,645 per stay 1.2 DRG 001-Heart Transplant $135,000 per stay 2.1 DRG 323-Chest Pain $9,345 per
DRG Description
DRG Reimbursement (Base Payment Rate)
DRG Relative Weight
DRG 430-Psychosis
$7,645 per stay
1.2
DRG 001-Heart Transplant
$135,000 per stay
2.1
DRG 323-Chest Pain
$9,345 per stay
1.3
DRG 768-Vaginal Delivery
$6,325 per stay
1.1
DRG 786-Cesarean
$8,330 per stay
1.5
Use the chart above to answer the following question:
If the facility performed 250 vaginal deliveries and 300 cesarean sections in the first six months of the year and 400 vaginal deliveries and 250 cesarean sections in the second half of the year, what is the facility’s total average Medicare payment for the year?
