MS-DRG 697 – Urethral Stricture
A Medical DRG in MDC 11 (Diseases & Disorders of the Kidney & Urinary Tract). Inpatient cases group to DRG 697 when the ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis is one of the 38 codes listed below. Its FY 2026 relative weight is 1.0778 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.6 days.
The grouper first assigns the case to MDC 11 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).
Principal Diagnosis Codes 38 codes · 3 categories
N35 Urethral stricture29 codes
- N35.010 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N35.011 Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture
- N35.012 Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture
- N35.013 Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture
- N35.014 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N35.016 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N35.021 Urethral stricture due to childbirth
- N35.028 Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
- N35.111 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatal
- N35.112 Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.113 Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.114 Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.116 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites
- N35.119 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecified
- N35.12 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, female
- N35.811 Other urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N35.812 Other bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N35.813 Other membranous urethral stricture, male
- N35.814 Other anterior urethral stricture, male
- N35.816 Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N35.819 Other urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
- N35.82 Other urethral stricture, female
- N35.911 Unspecified urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N35.912 Unspecified bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N35.913 Unspecified membranous urethral stricture, male
- N35.914 Unspecified anterior urethral stricture, male
- N35.916 Unspecified urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N35.919 Unspecified urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
- N35.92 Unspecified urethral stricture, female
N37 Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere1 code
- N37 Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
N99 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified8 codes
- N99.110 Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N99.111 Postprocedural bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.112 Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, male
- N99.113 Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.114 Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N99.115 Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral stricture
- N99.116 Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N99.12 Postprocedural urethral stricture, female
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is MS-DRG 697?
MS-DRG 697 (Urethral Stricture) is a medical DRG in MDC 11 (Diseases & Disorders of the Kidney & Urinary Tract). Its FY 2026 relative weight is 1.0778 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.6 days.
How many diagnosis codes group to DRG 697?
38 ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis codes group to this DRG, spanning 3 three-character categories.
What is the relative weight of DRG 697?
The FY 2026 relative weight of this DRG is 1.0778, meaning reimbursement of roughly 1.08 times the average Medicare inpatient case. Multiply by a hospital's blended base rate for the approximate payment.
