255
MS-DRG 255: UPPER LIMB AND TOE AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 05
MS-DRG 255 is upper limb and toe amputation for circulatory system disorders with mcc, in MDC 05 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.8292, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 6.90 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.8292
- Geometric mean LOS
- 6.90
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 9.50
- 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 255.
| 255 | UPPER LIMB AND TOE AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 2.8292 | |
| 256 | UPPER LIMB AND TOE AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH CC | 1.6715 | -1.1577 |
| 257 | UPPER LIMB AND TOE AMPUTATION FOR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.0457 | -1.7835 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 05