470
MS-DRG 470: MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 470 is major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.9563, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.00 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.9563
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.00
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.30
- 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 470.
| 469 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITH MCC OR TOTAL ANKLE REPLACEMENT | 3.1085 | +1.1522 |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 1.9563 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08