471
MS-DRG 471: CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 471 is cervical spinal fusion with mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.9370, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.00 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.9370
- Geometric mean LOS
- 7.00
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 9.30
- 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 471.
| 471 | CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 4.9370 | |
| 472 | CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 2.9811 | -1.9559 |
| 473 | CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 2.4518 | -2.4852 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08