473
MS-DRG 473: CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 473 is cervical spinal fusion without cc/mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.4518, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.60 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.4518
- Geometric mean LOS
- 1.60
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.00
- 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 473.
| 471 | CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC | 4.9370 | +2.4852 |
| 472 | CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 2.9811 | +0.5293 |
| 473 | CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 2.4518 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08