MS-DRG · FY 2026 v43.0

MS-DRG 69 – Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic

A Medical DRG in MDC 01 (Diseases & Disorders of the Nervous System). Inpatient cases group to DRG 69 when the ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis is one of the 13 codes listed below. Its FY 2026 relative weight is 0.7988 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.0 days.

Medical DRG – assigned by principal diagnosis✓ Official CMS v43.0 dataset
0.7988
Relative Weight
2.0
Geometric Mean LOS (days)
2.5
Arithmetic Mean LOS (days)
13
Principal Diagnosis Codes
How a case is assigned to DRG 69

The grouper first assigns the case to MDC 01 from the principal diagnosis and finds no qualifying operating-room procedure (this is a Medical DRG; ICD-10-PCS codes do not drive assignment here).

ICD-10-CM

Principal Diagnosis Codes 13 codes · 3 categories

13 of 13 shown
G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes5 codes
  • G45.0 Vertebro-basilar artery syndrome
  • G45.1 Carotid artery syndrome (hemispheric)
  • G45.2 Multiple and bilateral precerebral artery syndromes
  • G45.8 Other transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes
  • G45.9 Transient cerebral ischemic attack, unspecified
G46 Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases3 codes
  • G46.0 Middle cerebral artery syndrome
  • G46.1 Anterior cerebral artery syndrome
  • G46.2 Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
I67 Other cerebrovascular diseases5 codes
  • I67.81 Acute cerebrovascular insufficiency
  • I67.82 Cerebral ischemia
  • I67.841 Reversible cerebrovascular vasoconstriction syndrome
  • I67.848 Other cerebrovascular vasospasm and vasoconstriction
  • I67.89 Other cerebrovascular disease
ICD-10-PCS

Procedure Codes

Procedure codes do not drive assignment for this DRG. DRG 69 is a Medical DRG, assigned from the principal diagnosis above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MS-DRG 69?

MS-DRG 69 (Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic) is a medical DRG in MDC 01 (Diseases & Disorders of the Nervous System). Its FY 2026 relative weight is 0.7988 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.0 days.

How many diagnosis codes group to DRG 69?

13 ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis codes group to this DRG, spanning 3 three-character categories.

What is the relative weight of DRG 69?

The FY 2026 relative weight of this DRG is 0.7988, meaning reimbursement of roughly 0.80 times the average Medicare inpatient case. Multiply by a hospital's blended base rate for the approximate payment.

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Source: CMS ICD-10 MS-DRG v43.0 Definitions Manual and the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (Table 5), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. We publish the DRG assignments as CMS defines them and add the navigation, search, and code links.