MS-DRG 030: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 01

MS-DRG 030 is spinal procedures without cc/mcc, in MDC 01 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.2572, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.50 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 2.2572
Geometric mean LOS: 2.50
Arithmetic mean LOS: 3.10
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 030.

028	SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC	6.1510	+3.8938
029	SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS	3.5158	+1.2586
030	SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	2.2572

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 01