The Harry Hines Medical Center (HHMC) is classified as a large urban hospital by Medicare with an area wage index of 1.0810 and the National Average Standardized Amounts used by Medicare to calculate reimbursement for DRGs are given as follows:

Classification	Labor	Non-Labor
Large Urban	$2,500	$1,100
Other	$2,250	$1,050

DRG 419 (Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy W/O CC/MCC) has a DRG weight of 1.2619 and a mean LOS (length of stay) of 3.0 days.

What is the Medicare Hospital (or Standard Dollar) DRG Rate for HHMC?

a. $3,300

b. $3,600

c. $3,802

d. $3,892

*Note: the answer is confirmed to not be b. $3,600