474
MS-DRG 474: AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 474 is amputation for musculoskeletal system and connective tissue disorders with mcc or insertion of antibiotic-eluting bone void filler, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 4.2144, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 9.70 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 4.2144
- Geometric mean LOS
- 9.70
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 12.00
- 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 474.
| 474 | AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER | 4.2144 | |
| 475 | AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITH CC | 2.2249 | -1.9895 |
| 476 | AMPUTATION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.1360 | -3.0784 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08