MS-DRG 700: OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC
MS-DRG 700 is other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses without cc/mcc, in MDC 11 (a medical DRG), at the without-CC/MCC level. Its FY2027 relative weight is 0.6741, so a case here pays less than the average Medicare inpatient stay (weight 1.0), with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.30 days. 456 ICD-10-CM principal diagnoses group into MS-DRGs 698–700 under the CMS definitions manual; the most-searched are listed below.
FY2027 payment factors
- Relative weight
- 0.6741
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.30
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.80
- 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.
Principal diagnoses that group to MS-DRGs 698–700
From the CMS MS-DRG definitions manual’s principal-diagnosis index: 456 ICD-10-CM codes route here, and the CC/MCC status of the secondary diagnoses decides which of 698–700 the case lands in. The 24 most-searched:
- E11.22Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease
- N28.89Other specified disorders of kidney and ureter
- Z94.0Kidney transplant status
- N31.9Neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder, unspecified
- E11.21Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic nephropathy
- N28.9Disorder of kidney and ureter, unspecified
- N32.81Overactive bladder
- Z46.6Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device
- E11.29Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other diabetic kidney complication
- N28.1Cyst of kidney, acquired
- Z96.0Presence of urogenital implants
- I70.1Atherosclerosis of renal artery
- N13.9Obstructive and reflux uropathy, unspecified
- N25.81Secondary hyperparathyroidism of renal origin
- N32.89Other specified disorders of bladder
- E10.22Type 1 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease
- N04.9Nephrotic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
- N39.9Disorder of urinary system, unspecified
- Q61.2Polycystic kidney, adult type
- T83.511AInfection and inflammatory reaction due to indwelling urethral catheter, initial encounter
- Z43.6Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
- N32.0Bladder-neck obstruction
- N32.1Vesicointestinal fistula
- N32.9Bladder disorder, unspecified
432 more codes group here. Open any code above for its full hierarchy, or check a whole claim in the free DRG calculator.
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 700.
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 1.6398 | +0.9657 |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 1.0003 | +0.3262 |
| 700 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 0.6741 |
Choosing the principal diagnosis: Type 2 diabetes ICD-10 codes, Kidney transplant ICD-10 codes, Urolithiasis ICD-10 codes.
All FY2027 MS-DRGs · MDC 11