MS-DRG 616: AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER

DRGSurgicalMDC 10

MS-DRG 616 is amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with mcc or insertion of antibiotic-eluting bone void filler, in MDC 10 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 3.1453, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 8.30 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 3.1453
Geometric mean LOS: 8.30
Arithmetic mean LOS: 10.40
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 616.

616	AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER	3.1453
617	AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC	1.7227	-1.4226
618	AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.2765	-1.8688

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 10