Which DRG has a weight of 0.7116?

Which DRG has a weight of 0.7116?

• A. DRG 065
• B. DRG 066
• C. DRG 067
• D. DRG 068

Answer: (B)

DRG weights show how much hospital resources a case is expected to use relative to the average case. A weight of 1.0 is the baseline, so a weight of 0.7116 means this DRG is expected to use about 71% of the resources of the average DRG. The DRG associated with that 0.7116 weight is DRG 066, making it the correct match. In practice, payment is calculated by multiplying the base rate by the DRG weight (and applying any adjustments), so this DRG would be paid at 71.16% of the base rate. The other listed DRGs have different weights and thus do not equal 0.7116.

DRG weights show how much hospital resources a case is expected to use relative to the average case. A weight of 1.0 is the baseline, so a weight of 0.7116 means this DRG is expected to use about 71% of the resources of the average DRG. The DRG associated with that 0.7116 weight is DRG 066, making it the correct match. In practice, payment is calculated by multiplying the base rate by the DRG weight (and applying any adjustments), so this DRG would be paid at 71.16% of the base rate. The other listed DRGs have different weights and thus do not equal 0.7116.