DRG 008
Surgical DRGSimultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant
TypeSurgical
What is MS-DRG 008?
MS-DRG 008 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 5.6046 with a geometric mean length of stay of 8.5 days and an arithmetic mean of 10 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
Classification
Surgical DRG
Procedure-driven grouping
MDC
Pre-MDC / Multi-MDC
Linked Codes
0 diagnosis
6 procedure
FY 2026 Payment Data
Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
Relative Weight
5.6046
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
8.5 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
10 days
Average length of stay
Post-Acute Transfer
No
Not subject to the transfer policy
Linked ICD-10-PCS Procedure Mappings
- 0TY00Z0
Transplantation of Right Kidney, Allogeneic, Open Approach
BillableSection 0 - 0TY00Z1
Transplantation of Right Kidney, Syngeneic, Open Approach
BillableSection 0 - 0TY00Z2
Transplantation of Right Kidney, Zooplastic, Open Approach
BillableSection 0 - 0TY10Z0
Transplantation of Left Kidney, Allogeneic, Open Approach
BillableSection 0 - 0TY10Z1
Transplantation of Left Kidney, Syngeneic, Open Approach
BillableSection 0 - 0TY10Z2
Transplantation of Left Kidney, Zooplastic, Open Approach
BillableSection 0
