MS-DRG 578: SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 09

MS-DRG 578 is skin graft except for skin ulcer or cellulitis without cc/mcc, in MDC 09 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.6703, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.20 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 1.6703
Geometric mean LOS: 2.20
Arithmetic mean LOS: 3.20
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 578.

576	SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITH MCC	4.9802	+3.3099
577	SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITH CC	2.8251	+1.1548
578	SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT FOR SKIN ULCER OR CELLULITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.6703

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 09