MS-DRG 694Medical

Urinary Stones without MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 11·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 694 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 11 (MDC 11) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 18 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 0.7815 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.1 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:
0.7815 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
2.1 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
693Urinary Stones with MCC1.31683.6 days
694Urinary Stones without MCC (this page)0.78152.1 days