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MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 11: Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract

700 — Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses without CC/MCC

This DRG is subject to the post-acute care transfer policy. Source: CMS MS-DRG v44.0 and FY2027 IPPS final rule. Page updated September 29, 2026.
Relative weight
0.6741
Geometric mean LOS
2.3 days
Arithmetic mean LOS
2.8 days
Type
Medical

About MS-DRG 700

MS-DRG 700, Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses without CC/MCC, is a medical DRG in MDC 11 (Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Its FY2027 relative weight is 0.6741, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 0.67 times the average inpatient case (below average), before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 2.3 days and the arithmetic mean is 2.8 days.

It belongs to a 3-level severity family: DRG 698 (with MCC, weight 1.6398), DRG 699 (with CC, weight 1.0003) and DRG 700 (without CC/MCC, weight 0.6741). The highest-severity level carries 2.4 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.

It is subject to Medicare's post-acute care transfer policy, so payment can be reduced when a patient with a shorter-than-average stay is discharged to a skilled nursing facility, home health or another post-acute setting.

456 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are part of this DRG's grouping logic; they are listed below.

ICD-10-CM codes that group to DRG 700 (456)

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system

Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders

Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

Common questions about DRG 700

What is the relative weight of DRG 700?

0.6741 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.

What is the average length of stay for DRG 700?

The geometric mean length of stay is 2.3 days; the arithmetic mean is 2.8 days.

Is DRG 700 medical or surgical?

DRG 700 is a medical DRG.