462
MS-DRG 462: BILATERAL OR MULTIPLE MAJOR JOINT PROCEDURES OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 462 is bilateral or multiple major joint procedures of lower extremity without mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.8540, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.20 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.8540
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.20
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.70
- 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 462.
| 461 | BILATERAL OR MULTIPLE MAJOR JOINT PROCEDURES OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITH MCC | 4.9707 | +2.1167 |
| 462 | BILATERAL OR MULTIPLE MAJOR JOINT PROCEDURES OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 2.8540 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08