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495

MS-DRG 495: LOCAL EXCISION AND REMOVAL OF INTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES EXCEPT HIP AND FEMUR WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 08

MS-DRG 495 is local excision and removal of internal fixation devices except hip and femur with mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.3375, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.00 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
3.3375
Geometric mean LOS
7.00
Arithmetic mean LOS
9.20
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 495.

495LOCAL EXCISION AND REMOVAL OF INTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES EXCEPT HIP AND FEMUR WITH MCC3.3375
496LOCAL EXCISION AND REMOVAL OF INTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES EXCEPT HIP AND FEMUR WITH CC1.7779-1.5596
497LOCAL EXCISION AND REMOVAL OF INTERNAL FIXATION DEVICES EXCEPT HIP AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC1.1708-2.1667

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027