501
MS-DRG 501: SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 08
MS-DRG 501 is soft tissue procedures with cc, in MDC 08 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.8663, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.10 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.8663
- Geometric mean LOS
- 4.10
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 5.20
- 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 501.
| 500 | SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 3.3628 | +1.4965 |
| 501 | SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITH CC | 1.8663 | |
| 502 | SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.4332 | -0.4331 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 08