615 MS-DRG: ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
MS-DRG 615 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC. This is a surgical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 10 (Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 10 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders |
| DRG Type | Surgical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 1.3616 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 1.3616 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 1.3 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 1.5 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
182 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures: 182): 018M0ZZ, 018M3ZZ, 018M4ZZ, 06L90ZZ, 06L93ZZ, 06L94ZZ, 06LB0ZZ, 06LB3ZZ, 06LB4ZZ, 0G500Z3, 0G500ZZ, 0G503Z3 and 170 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 10, this DRG ranks 3 of 6 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. Skin Grafts and Wound Debridement for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders (DRGs 622-624)
- 2. Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders (DRGs 616-618)
- 3. Adrenal and Pituitary Procedures (DRGs 614-615) — this DRG
- 4. Thyroid, Parathyroid and Thyroglossal Procedures (DRGs 625-627)
- 5. O.R. Procedures for Obesity (DRGs 619-621)
- 6. Other Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic O.R. Procedures (DRGs 628-630)
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix D. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 615 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 10 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining procedures (182)
- 018M0ZZ — Division of Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 018M3ZZ — Division of Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 018M4ZZ — Division of Abdominal Sympathetic Nerve, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 06L90ZZ — Occlusion of Right Renal Vein, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 06L93ZZ — Occlusion of Right Renal Vein, Percutaneous Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 06L94ZZ — Occlusion of Right Renal Vein, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 06LB0ZZ — Occlusion of Left Renal Vein, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 06LB3ZZ — Occlusion of Left Renal Vein, Percutaneous Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- and 174 more
DRG family
- DRG 614 — ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC[DRG family]: “ADRENAL AND PITUITARY PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC — same CMS DRG family (614-615), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 614-615) · 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 · How MedCoder verifies its implementation
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