MS-DRG 029Surgical

Spinal Procedures with CC or Spinal Neurostimulators

Major Diagnostic Category 01·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 029 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 01 (MDC 01) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 3.5158 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.7 days and an arithmetic mean of 6.2 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

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FY 2027 payment data

From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).

Relative weight:
3.5158 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
4.7 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
6.2 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:
Yes (early transfers can be paid less)

Same condition, other severity levels

CMS splits one condition into separate DRGs by how sick the patient is. With MCC pays more than with CC, which pays more than without CC/MCC.

DRGTitleRelative weightMean stay
028Spinal Procedures with MCC6.15109.7 days
029Spinal Procedures with CC or Spinal Neurostimulators (this page)3.51584.7 days
030Spinal Procedures without CC/MCC2.25722.5 days

Procedure codes (1,142)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 029.

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