581
MS-DRG 581: OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
DRGSurgicalMDC 09
MS-DRG 581 is other skin, subcutaneous tissue and breast procedures without cc/mcc, in MDC 09 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.5357, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.10 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.5357
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.10
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.70
- 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 581.
| 579 | OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 3.2482 | +1.7125 |
| 580 | OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 1.7365 | +0.2008 |
| 581 | OTHER SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.5357 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 09