069 MS-DRG: TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC
MS-DRG 069 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 01 (Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | N/A |
| Relative Weight | 0.7964 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.7964 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 2 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 2.5 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
13 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: G45.0, G45.1, G45.2, G45.8, G45.9, G46.0, G46.1, G46.2, I67.81, I67.82, I67.841, I67.848 and 1 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.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 069 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 · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (13)
- G45.0 — Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G45.1 — Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G45.2 — Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G45.8 — Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G45.9 — Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.0 — Middle cerebral artery syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.1 — Anterior cerebral artery syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.2 — Posterior cerebral artery syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 5 more
Read from: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation
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