571
MS-DRG 571: SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 09
MS-DRG 571 is skin debridement with cc, in MDC 09 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.6354, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.80 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.6354
- Geometric mean LOS
- 4.80
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 6.00
- 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 571.
| 570 | SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH MCC | 2.8600 | +1.2246 |
| 571 | SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH CC | 1.6354 | |
| 572 | SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.1622 | -0.4732 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 09