071 MS-DRG: OTHER CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC
MS-DRG 071 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: OTHER CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC. 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 | CC |
| Relative Weight | 1.0177 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 1.0177 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 3.2 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 4.3 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | Yes |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
34 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: G32.89, G45.4, G46.3, G46.4, G46.5, G46.6, G46.7, G46.8, G93.40, G93.41, G93.42, G93.43 and 22 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 071 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 (34)
- G32.89 — Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G45.4 — Transient global amnesia[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.3 — Brain stem stroke syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.4 — Cerebellar stroke syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.5 — Pure motor lacunar syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.6 — Pure sensory lacunar syndrome[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.7 — Other lacunar syndromes[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- G46.8 — Other vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 26 more
DRG family
- DRG 070 — OTHER CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC[DRG family]: “OTHER CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (070-072), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 070-072) · FY2027
- DRG 072 — OTHER CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC[DRG family]: “OTHER CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC — same CMS DRG family (070-072), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 070-072) · FY2027
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