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MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 08: Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

562 — Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh with MCC

This DRG is subject to the post-acute care transfer policy.
Relative weight
1.398
Geometric mean LOS
4.1 days
Arithmetic mean LOS
5.1 days
Type
Medical

About MS-DRG 562

MS-DRG 562, Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh with MCC, is a medical DRG in MDC 08 (Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.398, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 1.40 times the average inpatient case, before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 4.1 days and the arithmetic mean is 5.1 days.

It belongs to a 2-level severity family: DRG 562 (with MCC, weight 1.398) and DRG 563 (without MCC, weight 0.8985). The highest-severity level carries 1.6 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.

It is subject to Medicare's post-acute care transfer policy, so payment can be reduced when a patient with a shorter-than-average stay is discharged to a skilled nursing facility, home health or another post-acute setting.

4,649 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are part of this DRG's grouping logic; they are listed below.

ICD-10-CM codes that group to DRG 562 (4,649)

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

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Common questions about DRG 562

What is the relative weight of DRG 562?

1.398 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.

What is the average length of stay for DRG 562?

The geometric mean length of stay is 4.1 days; the arithmetic mean is 5.1 days.

Is DRG 562 medical or surgical?

DRG 562 is a medical DRG.