MS-DRG 661: KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRGSurgicalMDC 11

MS-DRG 661 is kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm without cc/mcc, in MDC 11 (a surgical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 1.0441, so a case here pays more than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.70 days.

FY2027 payment factors

Relative weight: 1.0441
Geometric mean LOS: 1.70
Arithmetic mean LOS: 2.00
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 661.

659	KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC	2.4399	+1.3958
660	KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC	1.3020	+0.2579
661	KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC	1.0441

All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 11