DRG 259
Surgical DRGCardiac Pacemaker Device Replacement without MCC
TypeSurgicalMDC05
What is MS-DRG 259?
MS-DRG 259 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 05 (MDC 05) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 2.0221 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.4 days and an arithmetic mean of 2.8 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
Classification
Surgical DRG
Procedure-driven grouping
Linked Codes
0 diagnosis
FY 2026 Payment Data
Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
Relative Weight
2.0221
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
2.4 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
2.8 days
Average length of stay
Post-Acute Transfer
No
Not subject to the transfer policy
Related MS-DRGs in This Severity Group
The same clinical condition is split into separate DRGs by complication severity. MCC pays more than CC, which pays more than no CC/MCC.
| DRG | Title | Rel. Weight | GMLOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | Cardiac Pacemaker Device Replacement with MCC | 3.1421 | 5.4 days |
| 259 | Cardiac Pacemaker Device Replacement without MCCThis page | 2.0221 | 2.4 days |