MS-DRG 523 · FY 2027

MS-DRG 523: Extensive OR Complex Spinal Fusion Procedures Except Cervical With MCC (FY2027)

Figures are from the CMS correction notice. This page does not assign a stay to a group.

Source: CMS FY 2027 IPPS Table 5, correction notice (CMS-1849-CN Table 5.txt) file dated September 23, 2026. Publisher page

Title in the CMS file
EXTENSIVE OR COMPLEX SPINAL FUSION PROCEDURES EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MCC
MDC
MDC 08: Diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Type
Surgical
Relative weight
13.7443
Geometric mean stay
9.2 days
Arithmetic mean stay
11 days

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