482
MS-DRG 482: HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 482 is hip and femur procedures except major joint without cc/mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.6397, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 3.00 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.6397
- Geometric mean LOS
- 3.00
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 3.40
- 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 482.
| 480 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER | 2.9204 | +1.2807 |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 2.1265 | +0.4868 |
| 482 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.6397 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08