MS-DRG · FY 2026 v43.0

MS-DRG 72 – Other Cerebrovascular Disorders without CC/MCC

A Medical DRG in MDC 01 (Diseases & Disorders of the Nervous System). Inpatient cases group to DRG 72 when the ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis is one of the 34 codes listed below and no secondary diagnosis on the CC or MCC lists is present. Its FY 2026 relative weight is 0.7562 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.3 days.

Medical DRG – assigned by principal diagnosis✓ Official CMS v43.0 dataset
0.7562
Relative Weight
2.3
Geometric Mean LOS (days)
2.9
Arithmetic Mean LOS (days)
34
Principal Diagnosis Codes

Severity family

DRG 70with MCCWeight 1.6648 · GMLOS 4.5 daysDRG 71with CCWeight 1.0260 · GMLOS 3.3 daysDRG 72without CC/MCCWeight 0.7562 · GMLOS 2.3 days
How a case is assigned to DRG 72

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), then applies the severity split from secondary diagnoses: with MCC → 70; with CC → 71; without CC/MCC → 72.

ICD-10-CM

Principal Diagnosis Codes 34 codes · 9 categories

34 of 34 shown
G32 Other degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere1 code
  • G32.89 Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
G45 Transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes1 code
  • G45.4 Transient global amnesia
G46 Vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases6 codes
  • G46.3 Brain stem stroke syndrome
  • G46.4 Cerebellar stroke syndrome
  • G46.5 Pure motor lacunar syndrome
  • G46.6 Pure sensory lacunar syndrome
  • G46.7 Other lacunar syndromes
  • G46.8 Other vascular syndromes of brain in cerebrovascular diseases
G93 Other disorders of brain10 codes
  • G93.40 Encephalopathy, unspecified
  • G93.41 Metabolic encephalopathy
  • G93.42 Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts
  • G93.43 Leukoencephalopathy with calcifications and cysts
  • G93.44 Adult-onset leukodystrophy with axonal spheroids
  • G93.45 Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy
  • G93.49 Other encephalopathy
  • G93.81 Temporal sclerosis
  • G93.89 Other specified disorders of brain
  • G93.9 Disorder of brain, unspecified
G96 Other disorders of central nervous system5 codes
  • G96.810 Intracranial hypotension, unspecified
  • G96.811 Intracranial hypotension, spontaneous
  • G96.819 Other intracranial hypotension
  • G96.89 Other specified disorders of central nervous system
  • G96.9 Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified
G98 Other disorders of nervous system not elsewhere classified2 codes
  • G98.0 Neurogenic arthritis, not elsewhere classified
  • G98.8 Other disorders of nervous system
G99 Other disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere1 code
  • G99.8 Other specified disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
I67 Other cerebrovascular diseases6 codes
  • I67.2 Cerebral atherosclerosis
  • I67.4 Hypertensive encephalopathy
  • I67.83 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
  • I67.850 Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy
  • I67.858 Other hereditary cerebrovascular disease
  • I67.9 Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified
I68 Cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere2 codes
  • I68.0 Cerebral amyloid angiopathy
  • I68.8 Other cerebrovascular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-10-PCS

Procedure Codes

Procedure codes do not drive assignment for this DRG. DRG 72 is a Medical DRG, assigned from the principal diagnosis above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MS-DRG 72?

MS-DRG 72 (Other Cerebrovascular Disorders without CC/MCC) is a medical DRG in MDC 01 (Diseases & Disorders of the Nervous System). Its FY 2026 relative weight is 0.7562 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.3 days.

What is the difference between DRG 70, 71, 72?

All 3 share the same base category; the severity of secondary diagnoses separates them: 70 (with MCC), 71 (with CC), 72 (without CC/MCC). A major complication or comorbidity (MCC) places the case in the highest-weighted DRG of the family; a CC in the middle; neither in the lowest.

How many diagnosis codes group to DRG 72?

34 ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis codes group to this DRG, spanning 9 three-character categories.

What is the relative weight of DRG 72?

The FY 2026 relative weight of this DRG is 0.7562, meaning reimbursement of roughly 0.76 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.