MS-DRG 726Medical

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy without MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 12·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 726 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 12 (MDC 12) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 5 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 0.7252 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.5 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.1 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:
0.7252 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
2.5 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
3.1 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
725Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy with MCC1.15783.6 days
726Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy without MCC (this page)0.72522.5 days