076 MS-DRG: VIRAL MENINGITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC
MS-DRG 076 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: VIRAL MENINGITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 01 (Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 0.8675 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.8675 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 2.8 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 3.4 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
10 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: A87.0, A87.1, A87.2, A87.8, A87.9, A88.0, B00.3, B02.1, B26.1, G03.2.
From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and E). Assignment also depends on severity, discharge status and the rest of the claim.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of 076 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 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (10)
- A87.0 — Enteroviral meningitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- A87.1 — Adenoviral meningitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- A87.2 — Lymphocytic choriomeningitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- A87.8 — Other viral meningitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- A87.9 — Viral meningitis, unspecified[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- A88.0 — Enteroviral exanthematous fever [Boston exanthem][Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- B00.3 — Herpesviral meningitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- B02.1 — Zoster meningitis[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 2 more
DRG family
- DRG 075 — VIRAL MENINGITIS WITH CC/MCC[DRG family]: “VIRAL MENINGITIS WITH CC/MCC — same CMS DRG family (075-076), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 075-076) · 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
Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources