030 MS-DRG: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

Defining Codes (FY2026)

1,094 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Spinal Procedures: 1,094): 001U072, 001U074, 001U076, 001U077, 001U079, 001U0J2, 001U0J4, 001U0J6, 001U0J7, 001U0J9, 001U0K2, 001U0K4 and 1,082 more.

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.

Surgical Precedence (FY2026)

Within MDC 01, this DRG ranks 4 of 8 in CMS's surgical-class precedence order. When a claim qualifies for more than one surgical DRG in this MDC, the highest-ranked class applies.

• 1. Intracranial Vascular Procedures with Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage (DRGs 020-022)
• 2. Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex CNS Principal Diagnosis (DRGs 023-024)
• 3. Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures (DRGs 025-027)
• 4. Spinal Procedures (DRGs 028-030) — this DRG
• 5. Ventricular Shunt Procedures (DRGs 031-033)
• 6. Carotid Artery Stent Procedures (DRGs 034-036)
• 7. Extracranial Procedures (DRGs 037-039)
• 8. Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures (DRGs 040-042)

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix D. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 030 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Major Diagnostic Category

• MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026

Defining procedures (1094)

• 001U072 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Atrium with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 001U074 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 001U076 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Peritoneal Cavity with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 001U077 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Urinary Tract with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 001U079 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Fallopian Tube with Autologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 001U0J2 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Atrium with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 001U0J4 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Pleural Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• 001U0J6 — Bypass Spinal Canal to Peritoneal Cavity with Synthetic Substitute, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2026
• and 1086 more

DRG family

• DRG 028 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC[DRG family]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (028-030), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 028-030) · FY2026
• DRG 029 — SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS[DRG family]: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS — same CMS DRG family (028-030), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 028-030) · FY2026