579
MS-DRG 579: OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 09
MS-DRG 579 is other skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast procedures with mcc, in MDC 09 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.2482, 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
- 3.2482
- Geometric mean LOS
- 7.40
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 10.30
- 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 579.
| 579 | OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 3.2482 | |
| 580 | OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 1.7365 | -1.5117 |
| 581 | OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.5357 | -1.7125 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 09