560 MS-DRG: AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC
MS-DRG 560 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 08 (Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | CC |
| Relative Weight | 1.1238 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 1.1238 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 3.8 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 5.1 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | Yes |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
7,892 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: M48.40XD, M48.40XG, M48.41XD, M48.41XG, M48.42XD, M48.42XG, M48.43XD, M48.43XG, M48.44XD, M48.44XG, M48.45XD, M48.45XG and 7,880 more.
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 560 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Major Diagnostic Category
- MDC 08 — Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (7892)
- M48.40XD — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- M48.40XG — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, site unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- M48.41XD — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- M48.41XG — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, occipito-atlanto-axial region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- M48.42XD — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- M48.42XG — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervical region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- M48.43XD — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- M48.43XG — Fatigue fracture of vertebra, cervicothoracic region, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 7884 more
DRG family
- DRG 559 — AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH MCC[DRG family]: “AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (559-561), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 559-561) · FY2027
- DRG 561 — AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT CC/MCC[DRG family]: “AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITHOUT CC/MCC — same CMS DRG family (559-561), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 559-561) · FY2027
Read from: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44. All data sources · How to read the labels