MS-DRG 500: SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 08

MS-DRG 500 is soft tissue procedures with mcc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.3628, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.80 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 3.3628
Geometric mean LOS: 7.80
Arithmetic mean LOS: 10.40
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 500.

500	SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH MCC	3.3628
501	SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH CC	1.8663	-1.4965
502	SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.4332	-1.9296

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08