451
MS-DRG 451: SINGLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 451 is single level spinal fusion except cervical without mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.2600, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.40 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 3.2600
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.40
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 3.10
- 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 451.
| 450 | SINGLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MCC | 5.2340 | +1.9740 |
| 451 | SINGLE LEVEL SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 3.2600 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08