MS-DRG 573Surgical

Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 09·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 573 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 09 (MDC 09) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 557 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 6.3575 with a geometric mean length of stay of 12 days and an arithmetic mean of 16.1 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:
6.3575 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
12 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
16.1 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
573Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with MCC (this page)6.357512 days
574Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with CC3.56747.5 days
575Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis without CC/MCC1.87974.1 days

Procedure codes (466)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 573.

Diagnosis codes (557)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 573. 100% of the codes listed are billable.