787 MS-DRG: CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITH CC
MS-DRG 787 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITH CC. 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 | CC |
| Relative Weight | 1.0862 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 1.0862 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 3.3 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 3.9 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
3 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Cesarean Section without Sterilization: 3): 10D00Z0, 10D00Z1, 10D00Z2.
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 2 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)
- 2. Cesarean Section without Sterilization (DRGs 786-788) — this DRG
- 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 787 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
- 10D00Z0 — Extraction of Products of Conception, High, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 10D00Z1 — Extraction of Products of Conception, Low, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 10D00Z2 — Extraction of Products of Conception, Extraperitoneal, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
DRG family
- DRG 786 — CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITH MCC[DRG family]: “CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (786-788), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 786-788) · FY2027
- DRG 788 — CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC[DRG family]: “CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC — same CMS DRG family (786-788), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 786-788) · 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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