269
AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC
MS-DRG 269 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC. This is a surgical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 05 (Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the current fiscal year's IPPS Final Rule.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System |
| DRG Type | Surgical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 4.2232 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 4.2232 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 1.5 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 2 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2026)
133 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon: 133): 02BW0ZZ, 02BW4ZZ, 02BX0ZZ, 02BX4ZZ, 02CW0ZZ, 02CW3ZZ, 02CW4ZZ, 02CX0ZZ, 02CX3ZZ, 02CX4ZZ, 02PA0QZ, 02PA0RS and 121 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 269 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 05 — Diseases and Disorders of the Circulatory System [MDC]
Defining procedures (133)
- 02BW0ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach [Grouper procedure]
- 02BW4ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [Grouper procedure]
- 02BX0ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach [Grouper procedure]
- 02BX4ZZ — Excision of Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [Grouper procedure]
- 02CW0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Open Approach [Grouper procedure]
- 02CW3ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Approach [Grouper procedure]
- 02CW4ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Descending, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach [Grouper procedure]
- 02CX0ZZ — Extirpation of Matter from Thoracic Aorta, Ascending/Arch, Open Approach [Grouper procedure]
- and 125 more