450
MS-DRG 450: SINGLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 450 is single 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 5.2340, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 6.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 5.2340
- Geometric mean LOS
- 6.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 8.40
- Post-acute transfer
- No
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 450.
| 450 | SINGLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MCC | 5.2340 | |
| 451 | SINGLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 3.2600 | -1.9740 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08