DRG 696
Medical DRGKidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms without MCC
What is MS-DRG 696?
MS-DRG 696 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 11 (MDC 11) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 81 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 0.6890 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.3 days and an arithmetic mean of 2.9 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
FY 2026 Payment Data
Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 695 | Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms with MCC | 1.1438 | 3.6 days |
| 696 | Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms without MCCThis page | 0.6890 | 2.3 days |
Linked ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Mappings
- E72.540
Dietary hyperoxaluria
BillableChapter 4 - E72.541
Enteric hyperoxaluria
BillableChapter 4 - E72.548
Other secondary hyperoxaluria
BillableChapter 4 - E72.549
Secondary hyperoxaluria, unspecified
BillableChapter 4 - N39.3
Stress incontinence (female) (male)
BillableChapter 14 - N39.41
Urge incontinence
BillableChapter 14 - N39.42
Incontinence without sensory awareness
BillableChapter 14 - N39.43
Post-void dribbling
BillableChapter 14 - N39.44
Nocturnal enuresis
BillableChapter 14 - N39.45
Continuous leakage
BillableChapter 14 - N39.46
Mixed incontinence
BillableChapter 14 - N39.490
Overflow incontinence
BillableChapter 14 - N39.491
Coital incontinence
BillableChapter 14 - N39.492
Postural (urinary) incontinence
BillableChapter 14 - N39.498
Other specified urinary incontinence
BillableChapter 14 - R30.0
Dysuria
BillableChapter 18 - R30.1
Vesical tenesmus
BillableChapter 18 - R30.9
Painful micturition, unspecified
BillableChapter 18 - R31.0
Gross hematuria
BillableChapter 18 - R31.1
Benign essential microscopic hematuria
BillableChapter 18 - R31.21
Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria
BillableChapter 18 - R31.29
Other microscopic hematuria
BillableChapter 18 - R31.9
Hematuria, unspecified
BillableChapter 18 - R32
Unspecified urinary incontinence
BillableChapter 18 - R33.0
Drug induced retention of urine
BillableChapter 18 - R33.8
Other retention of urine
BillableChapter 18 - R33.9
Retention of urine, unspecified
BillableChapter 18 - R35.0
Frequency of micturition
BillableChapter 18 - R35.1
Nocturia
BillableChapter 18 - R35.81
Nocturnal polyuria
BillableChapter 18 - R35.89
Other polyuria
BillableChapter 18 - R36.0
Urethral discharge without blood
BillableChapter 18 - R36.9
Urethral discharge, unspecified
BillableChapter 18 - R39.0
Extravasation of urine
BillableChapter 18 - R39.11
Hesitancy of micturition
BillableChapter 18 - R39.12
Poor urinary stream
BillableChapter 18 - R39.13
Splitting of urinary stream
BillableChapter 18 - R39.14
Feeling of incomplete bladder emptying
BillableChapter 18 - R39.15
Urgency of urination
BillableChapter 18 - R39.16
Straining to void
BillableChapter 18 - R39.191
Need to immediately re-void
BillableChapter 18 - R39.192
Position dependent micturition
BillableChapter 18 - R39.198
Other difficulties with micturition
BillableChapter 18 - R39.2
Extrarenal uremia
BillableChapter 18 - R39.81
Functional urinary incontinence
BillableChapter 18 - R39.82
Chronic bladder pain
BillableChapter 18 - R39.83
Unilateral non-palpable testicle
BillableChapter 18 - R39.84
Bilateral non-palpable testicles
BillableChapter 18 - R39.851
Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, right side
BillableChapter 18 - R39.852
Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, left side
BillableChapter 18 - R39.853
Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, bilateral
BillableChapter 18 - R39.859
Costovertebral (angle) tenderness, unspecified side
BillableChapter 18 - R39.89
Other symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
BillableChapter 18 - R39.9
Unspecified symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
BillableChapter 18 - R80.0
Isolated proteinuria
BillableChapter 18 - R80.1
Persistent proteinuria, unspecified
BillableChapter 18 - R80.3
Bence Jones proteinuria
BillableChapter 18 - R80.8
Other proteinuria
BillableChapter 18 - R80.9
Proteinuria, unspecified
BillableChapter 18 - R82.0
Chyluria
BillableChapter 18 - R82.3
Hemoglobinuria
BillableChapter 18 - R82.5
Elevated urine levels of drugs, medicaments and biological substances
BillableChapter 18 - R82.6
Abnormal urine levels of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
BillableChapter 18 - R82.71
Bacteriuria
BillableChapter 18 - R82.79
Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
BillableChapter 18 - R82.81
Pyuria
BillableChapter 18 - R82.89
Other abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine
BillableChapter 18 - R82.90
Unspecified abnormal findings in urine
BillableChapter 18 - R82.91
Other chromoabnormalities of urine
BillableChapter 18 - R82.991
Hypocitraturia
BillableChapter 18 - R82.992
Hyperoxaluria
BillableChapter 18 - R82.993
Hyperuricosuria
BillableChapter 18 - R82.994
Hypercalciuria
BillableChapter 18 - R82.998
Other abnormal findings in urine
BillableChapter 18 - R93.41
Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder
BillableChapter 18 - R93.421
Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of right kidney
BillableChapter 18 - R93.422
Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of left kidney
BillableChapter 18 - R93.429
Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of unspecified kidney
BillableChapter 18 - R93.49
Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of other urinary organs
BillableChapter 18 - R94.4
Abnormal results of kidney function studies
BillableChapter 18 - R94.8
Abnormal results of function studies of other organs and systems
BillableChapter 18