006 MS-DRG: LIVER TRANSPLANT WITHOUT MCC
MS-DRG 006 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: LIVER TRANSPLANT WITHOUT MCC. This is a surgical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC PRE (Pre-MDC).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | Pre-MDC — Pre-MDC |
| DRG Type | Surgical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 4.5774 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 4.5774 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 7.1 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 7.7 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
3 procedure codes appear in its surgical logic (Liver or Intestinal Transplant: 3): 0FY00Z0, 0FY00Z1, 0FY00Z2.
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.
Pre-MDC Precedence (FY2027)
Within Pre-MDC, this DRG ranks 7 of 12 in CMS's Pre-MDC precedence order. When a claim qualifies for more than one Pre-MDC class, the highest-ranked class applies.
- 1. Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell and Other Immunotherapies (DRGs 018)
- 2. Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System (DRGs 001-002)
- 3. ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck (DRGs 003)
- 4. Lung Transplant (DRGs 007)
- 5. Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck without Major O.R. Procedures (DRGs 004)
- 6. Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant (DRGs 014)
- 7. Liver or Intestinal Transplant (DRGs 005-006) — this DRG
- 8. Pancreas or Islet Cell Transplant (DRGs 010)
- 9. Simultaneous Pancreas, Islet Cell and Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis (DRGs 019)
- 10. Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant (DRGs 016-017)
- 11. Simultaneous Pancreas, Islet Cell and Kidney Transplant (DRGs 008)
- 12. Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy (DRGs 011-013)
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual, Appendix D. Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 006 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 PRE — Pre-MDC[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining procedures
- 0FY00Z0 — Transplantation of Liver, Allogeneic, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0FY00Z1 — Transplantation of Liver, Syngeneic, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
- 0FY00Z2 — Transplantation of Liver, Zooplastic, Open Approach[Grouper procedure]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix E) · FY2027
DRG family
- DRG 005 — LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT[DRG family]: “LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANT — same CMS DRG family (005-006), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 005-006) · FY2027
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 — v44. All data sources · How to read the labels · How MedCoder verifies its implementation
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