MS-DRG 659: KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 11

MS-DRG 659 is kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with mcc, in MDC 11 (a surgical DRG), at the with-MCC (major complication or comorbidity) level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 2.4399, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.40 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 2.4399
Geometric mean LOS: 5.40
Arithmetic mean LOS: 7.30
Post-acute transfer: Yes

This DRG is subject to the post-acute care transfer policy: a discharge to a qualifying setting below the mean length of stay is paid per diem rather than in full.

The severity splits

Same base DRG, split by whether a secondary diagnosis is a CC or MCC. The last column is the weight change from MS-DRG 659.

659	KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC	2.4399
660	KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC	1.3020	-1.1379
661	KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.0441	-1.3958

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 11