MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 01: Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System
068 — Precerebral Occlusion without Infarction without MCC
- Relative weight
- 0.9013
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.1 days
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 2.6 days
- Type
- Medical
About MS-DRG 068
MS-DRG 068, Precerebral Occlusion without Infarction without MCC, is a medical DRG in MDC 01 (Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Its FY2027 relative weight is 0.9013, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 0.90 times the average inpatient case (below average), before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 2.1 days and the arithmetic mean is 2.6 days.
It belongs to a 2-level severity family: DRG 067 (with MCC, weight 1.4274) and DRG 068 (without MCC, weight 0.9013). The highest-severity level carries 1.6 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.
26 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are part of this DRG's grouping logic; they are listed below.
ICD-10-CM codes that group to DRG 068 (26)
Chapter 9: Diseases of the circulatory system
- I65.01Occlusion and stenosis of right vertebral artery
- I65.02Occlusion and stenosis of left vertebral artery
- I65.03Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
- I65.09Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified vertebral artery
- I65.1Occlusion and stenosis of basilar artery
- I65.21Occlusion and stenosis of right carotid artery
- I65.22Occlusion and stenosis of left carotid artery
- I65.23Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries
- I65.29Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified carotid artery
- I65.8Occlusion and stenosis of other precerebral arteries
- I65.9Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified precerebral artery
- I66.01Occlusion and stenosis of right middle cerebral artery
- I66.02Occlusion and stenosis of left middle cerebral artery
- I66.03Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
- I66.09Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified middle cerebral artery
- I66.11Occlusion and stenosis of right anterior cerebral artery
- I66.12Occlusion and stenosis of left anterior cerebral artery
- I66.13Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
- I66.19Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified anterior cerebral artery
- I66.21Occlusion and stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery
- I66.22Occlusion and stenosis of left posterior cerebral artery
- I66.23Occlusion and stenosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
- I66.29Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified posterior cerebral artery
- I66.3Occlusion and stenosis of cerebellar arteries
- I66.8Occlusion and stenosis of other cerebral arteries
- I66.9Occlusion and stenosis of unspecified cerebral artery
Common questions about DRG 068
What is the relative weight of DRG 068?
- 0.9013 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.
What is the average length of stay for DRG 068?
- The geometric mean length of stay is 2.1 days; the arithmetic mean is 2.6 days.
Is DRG 068 medical or surgical?
- DRG 068 is a medical DRG.