MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 11: Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
697 — Urethral Stricture
- Relative weight
- 0.97
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.5 days
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 3.5 days
- Type
- Medical
About MS-DRG 697
MS-DRG 697, Urethral Stricture, is a medical DRG in MDC 11 (Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Its FY2027 relative weight is 0.97, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 0.97 times the average inpatient case (below average), before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 2.5 days and the arithmetic mean is 3.5 days.
38 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 697 (38)
Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system
- N35.010Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N35.011Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture
- N35.012Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture
- N35.013Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture
- N35.014Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N35.016Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N35.021Urethral stricture due to childbirth
- N35.028Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
- N35.111Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatal
- N35.112Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.113Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.114Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.116Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites
- N35.119Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecified
- N35.12Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, female
- N35.811Other urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N35.812Other bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N35.813Other membranous urethral stricture, male
- N35.814Other anterior urethral stricture, male
- N35.816Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N35.819Other urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
- N35.82Other urethral stricture, female
- N35.911Unspecified urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N35.912Unspecified bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N35.913Unspecified membranous urethral stricture, male
- N35.914Unspecified anterior urethral stricture, male
- N35.916Unspecified urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N35.919Unspecified urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
- N35.92Unspecified urethral stricture, female
- N37Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- N99.110Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N99.111Postprocedural bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.112Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, male
- N99.113Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.114Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N99.115Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral stricture
- N99.116Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N99.12Postprocedural urethral stricture, female
Common questions about DRG 697
What is the relative weight of DRG 697?
- 0.97 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.
What is the average length of stay for DRG 697?
- The geometric mean length of stay is 2.5 days; the arithmetic mean is 3.5 days.
Is DRG 697 medical or surgical?
- DRG 697 is a medical DRG.