DRG 786
Surgical DRGCesarean Section without Sterilization with MCC
TypeSurgicalMDC14
What is MS-DRG 786?
MS-DRG 786 is a Surgical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 14 (MDC 14) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 1.6495 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.4 days and an arithmetic mean of 6.2 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
Classification
Surgical DRG
Procedure-driven grouping
Linked Codes
0 diagnosis
3 procedure
FY 2026 Payment Data
Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
Relative Weight
1.6495
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
4.4 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
6.2 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.