MS-DRG 571Surgical
Skin Debridement with CC
Major Diagnostic Category 09·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027
MS-DRG 571 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 09 (MDC 09) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.6354 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.8 days and an arithmetic mean of 6 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:
- 1.6354 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 4.8 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 6 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.
Procedure codes (20)
ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 571.
- 0JB00ZZExcision of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JB10ZZExcision of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JB40ZZExcision of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JB50ZZExcision of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JB60ZZExcision of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JB70ZZExcision of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JB80ZZExcision of Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JB90ZZExcision of Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBB0ZZExcision of Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBC0ZZExcision of Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBD0ZZExcision of Right Upper Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBF0ZZExcision of Left Upper Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBG0ZZExcision of Right Lower Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBH0ZZExcision of Left Lower Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBL0ZZExcision of Right Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBM0ZZExcision of Left Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBN0ZZExcision of Right Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBP0ZZExcision of Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBQ0ZZExcision of Right Foot Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach
- 0JBR0ZZExcision of Left Foot Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach