792 MS-DRG: PREMATURITY WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS
MS-DRG 792 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: PREMATURITY WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 15 (Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the current fiscal year's IPPS Final Rule.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 15 — Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | N/A |
| Relative Weight | 2.4492 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 2.4492 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 8.6 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 8.6 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2026)
16 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: P07.10, P07.14, P07.15, P07.16, P07.17, P07.18, P07.30, P07.31, P07.32, P07.33, P07.34, P07.35 and 4 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 792 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 15 — Newborns and Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026
Defining diagnoses (16)
- P07.10 — Other low birth weight newborn, unspecified weight[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- P07.14 — Other low birth weight newborn, 1000-1249 grams[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- P07.15 — Other low birth weight newborn, 1250-1499 grams[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- P07.16 — Other low birth weight newborn, 1500-1749 grams[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- P07.17 — Other low birth weight newborn, 1750-1999 grams[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- P07.18 — Other low birth weight newborn, 2000-2499 grams[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- P07.30 — Preterm newborn, unspecified weeks of gestation[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- P07.31 — Preterm newborn, gestational age 28 completed weeks[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026
- and 8 more
DRG family
- DRG 791 — PREMATURITY WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS[DRG family]: “PREMATURITY WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS — same CMS DRG family (791-792), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 791-792) · FY2026
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 — v43. All data sources · How to read the labels