617
MS-DRG 617: AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC
DRGSurgicalMDC 10
MS-DRG 617 is amputation of lower limb for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disorders with cc, in MDC 10 (a surgical DRG), at the with-CC (complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.7227, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.30 days.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 1.7227
- Geometric mean LOS
- 5.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 6.30
- 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 617.
| 616 | AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH MCC OR INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ELUTING BONE VOID FILLER | 3.1453 | +1.4226 |
| 617 | AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 1.7227 | |
| 618 | AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 1.2765 | -0.4462 |
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 10