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MS-DRG 029: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS
DRGSurgicalMDC 01
MS-DRG 029 is spinal procedures with cc or spinal neurostimulators, in MDC 01 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.5158, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.70 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 3.5158
- Geometric mean LOS
- 4.70
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 6.20
- 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 029.
| 028 | SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 6.1510 | +2.6352 |
| 029 | SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS | 3.5158 | |
| 030 | SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 2.2572 | -1.2586 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 01