448
MS-DRG 448: MULTIPLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 448 is multiple level spinal fusion except cervical without mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.3506, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.3506
- Geometric mean LOS
- 3.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 4.10
- 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 448.
| 447 | MULTIPLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MCC | 6.9667 | +2.6161 |
| 448 | MULTIPLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 4.3506 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08