MS-DRG 480Surgical

Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler

Major Diagnostic Category 08·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 480 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 08 (MDC 08) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 2.9204 with a geometric mean length of stay of 6 days and an arithmetic mean of 7.1 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:
2.9204 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
6 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
7.1 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
480Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with MCC or Insertion of Antibiotic-eluting Bone Void Filler (this page)2.92046 days
481Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint with CC2.12654.3 days
482Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint without CC/MCC1.63973 days

Procedure codes (606)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 480.