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MS-DRGSurgical

409 MS-DRG: BILIARY TRACT PROCEDURES EXCEPT ONLY CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH OR WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC

MS-DRG 409 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: BILIARY TRACT PROCEDURES EXCEPT ONLY CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH OR WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC. This is a surgical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 07 (Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas).

Payment & Classification Data

Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.

Major Diagnostic CategoryMDC 07 — Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas
DRG TypeSurgical
Severity LevelCC
Relative Weight2.2334
Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied)2.2334
Geometric Mean Length of Stay4.4 days
Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay5.4 days
Post-Acute Transfer DRGNo
Special Pay Transfer DRGNo

Defining Codes (FY2027)

716 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E.: 716): 0F140D3, 0F140D4, 0F140D5, 0F140D6, 0F140D7, 0F140D8, 0F140D9, 0F140DB, 0F140Z3, 0F140Z4, 0F140Z5, 0F140Z6 and 704 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 (FY2027)

Within MDC 07, this DRG ranks 2 of 5 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. Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures (DRGs 405-407)
  • 2. Biliary Tract Procedures Except Only Cholecystectomy with or without C.D.E. (DRGs 408-410) — this DRG
  • 3. Cholecystectomy (DRGs 411-419)
  • 4. Hepatobiliary Diagnostic Procedures (DRGs 420-422)
  • 5. Other Hepatobiliary or Pancreas O.R. Procedures (DRGs 423-425)

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

Contextual Map

Every relationship of 409 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

Defining procedures (716)

DRG family

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

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources