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MS-DRG 570: SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 09

MS-DRG 570 is skin debridement with mcc, in MDC 09 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.8600, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.40 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight
2.8600
Geometric mean LOS
7.40
Arithmetic mean LOS
10.10
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 570.

570SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH MCC2.8600
571SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH CC1.6354-1.2246
572SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC1.1622-1.6978

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 09

MS-DRG (IPPS Table 5)FY2027