MS-DRG 028: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 01

MS-DRG 028 is spinal procedures with mcc, in MDC 01 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 6.1510, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 9.70 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 6.1510
Geometric mean LOS: 9.70
Arithmetic mean LOS: 12.20
Post-acute transfer: Yes

This DRG is subject to the post-acute care transfer policy: a discharge to a qualifying setting below the mean length of stay is paid per diem rather than in full.

The severity splits

Same base DRG, split by whether a secondary diagnosis is a CC or MCC. The last column is the weight change from MS-DRG 028.

028	SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC	6.1510
029	SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS	3.5158	-2.6352
030	SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	2.2572	-3.8938

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 01