478
MS-DRG 478: BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 478 is biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with cc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.4337, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.4337
- Geometric mean LOS
- 5.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 6.50
- 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 478.
| 477 | BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER | 3.4040 | +0.9703 |
| 478 | BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 2.4337 | |
| 479 | BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.8542 | -0.5795 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08