Skip to content
Dx

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

564 — Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCC

Source: CMS MS-DRG v44.0 and FY2027 IPPS final rule. Page updated September 29, 2026.
Relative weight
1.4908
Geometric mean LOS
4.6 days
Arithmetic mean LOS
5.9 days
Type
Medical

About MS-DRG 564

MS-DRG 564, Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses 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 1.4908, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 1.49 times the average inpatient case, before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 4.6 days and the arithmetic mean is 5.9 days.

It belongs to a 3-level severity family: DRG 564 (with MCC, weight 1.4908), DRG 565 (with CC, weight 0.9783) and DRG 566 (without CC/MCC, weight 0.7378). The highest-severity level carries 2.0 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.

6,776 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 564 (6,776)

Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Chapter 2: Neoplasms

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Chapter 8: Diseases of the ear and mastoid process

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

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

Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

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

+ 3870 more

Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Common questions about DRG 564

What is the relative weight of DRG 564?

1.4908 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.

What is the average length of stay for DRG 564?

The geometric mean length of stay is 4.6 days; the arithmetic mean is 5.9 days.

Is DRG 564 medical or surgical?

DRG 564 is a medical DRG.