MS-DRG 572: SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 09

MS-DRG 572 is skin debridement without cc/mcc, in MDC 09 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.1622, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.80 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 1.1622
Geometric mean LOS: 2.80
Arithmetic mean LOS: 3.70
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 572.

570	SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH MCC	2.8600	+1.6978
571	SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITH CC	1.6354	+0.4732
572	SKIN DEBRIDEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.1622

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 09