MS-DRG 069Medical
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic
Major Diagnostic Category 01·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027
MS-DRG 069 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 01 (MDC 01). It maps to 13 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 0.7964 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2 days and an arithmetic mean of 2.5 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
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FY 2027 payment data
From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
- Relative weight:
- 0.7964 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 2 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 2.5 days (arithmetic mean)
- Post-acute transfer policy:
- No (not subject to it)
Diagnosis codes (13)
As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 069. 100% of the codes listed are billable.
- G45.0Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
- G45.1Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
- G45.2Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
- G45.8Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
- G45.9Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
- G46.0Middle cerebral artery syndrome
- G46.1Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
- G46.2Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
- I67.81Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
- I67.82Cerebral ischemia
- I67.841Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
- I67.848Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction
- I67.89Other cerebrovascular disease