240
MS-DRG 240: AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 240 is amputation for circulatory system disorders except upper limb and toe with cc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.9446, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.9446
- Geometric mean LOS
- 7.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 8.90
- 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 240.
| 239 | AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH MCC | 5.0019 | +2.0573 |
| 240 | AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITH CC | 2.9446 | |
| 241 | AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS EXCEPT UPPER LIMB AND TOE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.4829 | -1.4617 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05