MS-DRG v44.0 · MDC 14: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium
797 — Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or D&C with CC
- Relative weight
- 0.9807
- Geometric mean LOS
- 2.6 days
- Arithmetic mean LOS
- 3.2 days
- Type
- Surgical
About MS-DRG 797
MS-DRG 797, Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or D&C with CC, is a surgical DRG in MDC 14 (Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium) under MS-DRG version 44.0, which applies to inpatient discharges from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Its FY2027 relative weight is 0.9807, so Medicare's base payment for this DRG is about 0.98 times the average inpatient case (below average), before hospital-specific adjustments. The geometric mean length of stay is 2.6 days and the arithmetic mean is 3.2 days.
It belongs to a 3-level severity family: DRG 796 (with MCC, weight 1.181), DRG 797 (with CC, weight 0.9807) and DRG 798 (without CC/MCC, weight 0.925). The highest-severity level carries 1.3 times the weight of the lowest, which is why documenting CC and MCC conditions matters.
19 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 797 (19)
Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Z37.0Single live birth
- Z37.1Single stillbirth
- Z37.2Twins, both liveborn
- Z37.3Twins, one liveborn and one stillborn
- Z37.4Twins, both stillborn
- Z37.50Multiple births, unspecified, all liveborn
- Z37.51Triplets, all liveborn
- Z37.52Quadruplets, all liveborn
- Z37.53Quintuplets, all liveborn
- Z37.54Sextuplets, all liveborn
- Z37.59Other multiple births, all liveborn
- Z37.60Multiple births, unspecified, some liveborn
- Z37.61Triplets, some liveborn
- Z37.62Quadruplets, some liveborn
- Z37.63Quintuplets, some liveborn
- Z37.64Sextuplets, some liveborn
- Z37.69Other multiple births, some liveborn
- Z37.7Other multiple births, all stillborn
- Z37.9Outcome of delivery, unspecified
Common questions about DRG 797
What is the relative weight of DRG 797?
- 0.9807 for FY2027 (MS-DRG v44.0), from the IPPS final rule Table 5.
What is the average length of stay for DRG 797?
- The geometric mean length of stay is 2.6 days; the arithmetic mean is 3.2 days.
Is DRG 797 medical or surgical?
- DRG 797 is a surgical DRG.