All ICD10 Codes
MS-DRG 626Surgical

Thyroid, Parathyroid and Thyroglossal Procedures with CC

Major Diagnostic Category 10·Grouped by procedure·FY 2027

MS-DRG 626 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 10 (MDC 10) with a Complication or Comorbidity (CC). For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.5530 with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.9 days and an arithmetic mean of 2.6 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:
1.5530 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
1.9 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
2.6 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:
No (not subject to it)

Same condition, other severity levels

CMS splits one condition into separate DRGs by how sick the patient is. With MCC pays more than with CC, which pays more than without CC/MCC.

DRGTitleRelative weightMean stay
625Thyroid, Parathyroid and Thyroglossal Procedures with MCC3.10424.9 days
626Thyroid, Parathyroid and Thyroglossal Procedures with CC (this page)1.55301.9 days
627Thyroid, Parathyroid and Thyroglossal Procedures without CC/MCC1.33341.3 days

Procedure codes (334)

ICD-10-PCS procedures that can group a stay to DRG 626.