MS-DRG 480: HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER

DRGSurgicalMDC 08

MS-DRG 480 is hip and femur procedures except major joint 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 2.9204, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 6.00 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 2.9204
Geometric mean LOS: 6.00
Arithmetic mean LOS: 7.10
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 480.

480	HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER	2.9204
481	HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC	2.1265	-0.7939
482	HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.6397	-1.2807

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08