MS-DRG · FY 2026 v43.0

MS-DRG 789 – Neonates, Died or Transferred to Another Acute Care Facility

A Medical DRG in MDC 15 (Newborns & Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period). Its FY 2026 relative weight is 1.8022 with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.8 days.

Medical DRG – assigned by principal diagnosis✓ Official CMS v43.0 dataset
1.8022
Relative Weight
1.8
Geometric Mean LOS (days)
1.8
Arithmetic Mean LOS (days)
How a case is assigned to DRG 789

The grouper first assigns the case to MDC 15 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

Diagnosis codes do not drive assignment for this DRG. Cases group here from the ICD-10-PCS procedure list.
ICD-10-PCS

Procedure Codes

Procedure codes do not drive assignment for this DRG. DRG 789 is a Medical DRG, assigned from the principal diagnosis above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MS-DRG 789?

MS-DRG 789 (Neonates, Died or Transferred to Another Acute Care Facility) is a medical DRG in MDC 15 (Newborns & Other Neonates with Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period). Its FY 2026 relative weight is 1.8022 with a geometric mean length of stay of 1.8 days.

What is the relative weight of DRG 789?

The FY 2026 relative weight of this DRG is 1.8022, meaning reimbursement of roughly 1.80 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.