MS-DRG · FY 2026 v43.0

MS-DRG 571 – Skin Debridement with CC

A Surgical DRG in MDC 09 (Diseases & Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue & Breast). Inpatient cases group to DRG 571 when one of the 20 ICD-10-PCS operating-room procedures listed below is reported. Its FY 2026 relative weight is 1.6895 with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.0 days.

Surgical DRG – assigned by operating-room procedure✓ Official CMS v43.0 dataset

1.6895

Relative Weight

5.0

Geometric Mean LOS (days)

6.3

Arithmetic Mean LOS (days)

Procedure Codes

Severity family

DRG 570with MCCWeight 2.9411 · GMLOS 7.8 daysDRG 571with CCWeight 1.6895 · GMLOS 5.0 daysDRG 572without CC/MCCWeight 1.1463 · GMLOS 2.8 days

How a case is assigned to DRG 571

The grouper first assigns the case to MDC 09 from the principal diagnosis, then matches a qualifying operating-room procedure from the ICD-10-PCS list below (this is a Surgical DRG), then applies the severity split from secondary diagnoses: with MCC → 570; with CC → 571; without CC/MCC → 572.

ICD-10-PCS

Procedure Codes 20 codes · 20 categories

20 of 20 shown

0JB0 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB00ZZ Excision of Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JB1 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB10ZZ Excision of Face Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JB4 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB40ZZ Excision of Right Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JB5 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB50ZZ Excision of Left Neck Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JB6 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB60ZZ Excision of Chest Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JB7 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB70ZZ Excision of Back Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JB8 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB80ZZ Excision of Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JB9 Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JB90ZZ Excision of Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBB Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBB0ZZ Excision of Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBC Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBC0ZZ Excision of Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBD Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBD0ZZ Excision of Right Upper Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBF Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBF0ZZ Excision of Left Upper Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBG Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBG0ZZ Excision of Right Lower Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBH Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBH0ZZ Excision of Left Lower Arm Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBL Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBL0ZZ Excision of Right Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBM Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBM0ZZ Excision of Left Upper Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBN Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBN0ZZ Excision of Right Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBP Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBP0ZZ Excision of Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBQ Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBQ0ZZ Excision of Right Foot Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

0JBR Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Excision1 code

0JBR0ZZ Excision of Left Foot Subcutaneous Tissue and Fascia, Open Approach

ICD-10-CM

Qualifying Diagnosis Codes

Diagnosis codes do not drive assignment for this DRG. Cases group here from the ICD-10-PCS procedure list below.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MS-DRG 571?

MS-DRG 571 (Skin Debridement with CC) is a surgical DRG in MDC 09 (Diseases & Disorders of the Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue & Breast). Its FY 2026 relative weight is 1.6895 with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.0 days.

What is the difference between DRG 570, 571, 572?

All 3 share the same base category; the severity of secondary diagnoses separates them: 570 (with MCC), 571 (with CC), 572 (without CC/MCC). A major complication or comorbidity (MCC) places the case in the highest-weighted DRG of the family; a CC in the middle; neither in the lowest.

How many procedure codes group to DRG 571?

20 ICD-10-PCS operating-room procedure codes group to this DRG.

What is the relative weight of DRG 571?

The FY 2026 relative weight of this DRG is 1.6895, meaning reimbursement of roughly 1.69 times the average Medicare inpatient case. Multiply by a hospital's blended base rate for the approximate payment.

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Source: CMS ICD-10 MS-DRG v43.0 Definitions Manual and the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (Table 5), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. We publish the DRG assignments as CMS defines them and add the navigation, search, and code links.