785 MS-DRG: CESAREAN SECTION WITH STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
MS-DRG 785 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: CESAREAN SECTION WITH STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC. This is a surgical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 14 (Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 14 — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium |
| DRG Type | Surgical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 0.8745 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.8745 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 2.4 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 2.7 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
77 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Cesarean Section with Sterilization: 77): 0U570ZZ, 0U573ZZ, 0U574ZZ, 0U577ZZ, 0U578ZZ, 0UB50ZZ, 0UB53ZZ, 0UB54ZZ, 0UB57ZZ, 0UB58ZZ, 0UB60ZZ, 0UB63ZZ and 65 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 14, this DRG ranks 1 of 7 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. Cesarean Section with Sterilization (DRGs 783-785) — this DRG
- 2. Cesarean Section without Sterilization (DRGs 786-788)
- 3. Vaginal Delivery with O.R. Procedures Except Sterilization and/or D&C (DRGs 768)
- 4. Vaginal Delivery with Sterilization and/or D&C (DRGs 796-798)
- 5. Abortion with D&C, Aspiration Curettage or Hysterotomy (DRGs 770)
- 6. Other Antepartum Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures (DRGs 817-819)
- 7. Postpartum and Post Abortion Diagnoses with O.R. Procedures (DRGs 769)
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix D. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 785 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 14 — Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining procedures (77)
- 0U570ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0U573ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Percutaneous Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0U574ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0U577ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Via Natural or Artificial Opening[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0U578ZZ — Destruction of Bilateral Fallopian Tubes, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0UB50ZZ — Excision of Right Fallopian Tube, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0UB53ZZ — Excision of Right Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0UB54ZZ — Excision of Right Fallopian Tube, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- and 69 more
DRG family
- DRG 783 — CESAREAN SECTION WITH STERILIZATION WITH MCC[DRG family]: “CESAREAN SECTION WITH STERILIZATION WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (783-785), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 783-785) · FY2027
- DRG 784 — CESAREAN SECTION WITH STERILIZATION WITH CC[DRG family]: “CESAREAN SECTION WITH STERILIZATION WITH CC — same CMS DRG family (783-785), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 783-785) · 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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