479
MS-DRG 479: BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 479 is biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without cc/mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.8542, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.8542
- Geometric mean LOS
- 3.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 4.10
- 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 479.
| 477 | BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER | 3.4040 | +1.5498 |
| 478 | BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 2.4337 | +0.5795 |
| 479 | BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.8542 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08