MS-DRG 577: SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITH CC

DRGSurgicalMDC 09

MS-DRG 577 is skin graft except for skin ulcer or cellulitis with cc, in MDC 09 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.8251, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.40 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 2.8251
Geometric mean LOS: 4.40
Arithmetic mean LOS: 6.60
Post-acute transfer: No

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 577.

576	SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITH MCC	4.9802	+2.1551
577	SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITH CC	2.8251
578	SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.6703	-1.1548

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 09