447
MS-DRG 447: MULTIPLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 447 is multiple level spinal fusion except cervical with mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 6.9667, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 8.10 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 6.9667
- Geometric mean LOS
- 8.10
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 10.30
- 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 447.
| 447 | MULTIPLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MCC | 6.9667 | |
| 448 | MULTIPLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 4.3506 | -2.6161 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08