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MS-DRG/MDC 11/670
MS-DRGSurgical

670

TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC

MS-DRG 670 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC. This is a surgical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 11 (Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract).

Payment & Classification Data

Official CMS values from the current fiscal year's IPPS Final Rule.

Major Diagnostic CategoryMDC 11 — Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
DRG TypeSurgical
Severity LevelNone
Relative Weight0.9773
Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied)0.9773
Geometric Mean Length of Stay2 days
Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay2.5 days
Post-Acute Transfer DRGNo
Special Pay Transfer DRGNo

Defining Codes (FY2026)

34 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Transurethral Procedures: 34): 0T5B7ZZ, 0T5B8ZZ, 0T5C7ZZ, 0T5C8ZZ, 0T9B3ZX, 0T9B4ZX, 0T9B7ZX, 0T9B8ZX, 0T9C3ZX, 0T9C4ZX, 0T9C7ZX, 0T9C8ZX 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 670 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 11 — Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract [MDC]

Defining procedures (34)

  • 0T5B7ZZ — Destruction of Bladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [Grouper procedure]
  • 0T5B8ZZ — Destruction of Bladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic [Grouper procedure]
  • 0T5C7ZZ — Destruction of Bladder Neck, Via Natural or Artificial Opening [Grouper procedure]
  • 0T5C8ZZ — Destruction of Bladder Neck, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic [Grouper procedure]
  • 0T9B3ZX — Drainage of Bladder, Percutaneous Approach, Diagnostic [Grouper procedure]
  • 0T9B4ZX — Drainage of Bladder, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach, Diagnostic [Grouper procedure]
  • 0T9B7ZX — Drainage of Bladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening, Diagnostic [Grouper procedure]
  • 0T9B8ZX — Drainage of Bladder, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic, Diagnostic [Grouper procedure]
  • and 26 more

DRG family

  • DRG 668 — TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC [DRG family]: “TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (668-670), split by severity.”
  • DRG 669 — TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITH CC [DRG family]: “TRANSURETHRAL PROCEDURES WITH CC — same CMS DRG family (668-670), split by severity.”