481
MS-DRG 481: HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 481 is hip and femur procedures except major joint with cc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.1265, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 2.1265
- Geometric mean LOS
- 4.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 4.80
- 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 481.
| 480 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER | 2.9204 | +0.7939 |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 2.1265 | |
| 482 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.6397 | -0.4868 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08