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MS-DRG/MDC 01/096
MS-DRGMedical

096

BACTERIAL AND TUBERCULOUS INFECTIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITHOUT CC/MCC

MS-DRG 096 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: BACTERIAL AND TUBERCULOUS INFECTIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM 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 current fiscal year's IPPS Final Rule.

Major Diagnostic CategoryMDC 01 — Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System
DRG TypeMedical
Severity LevelNone
Relative Weight2.5792
Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied)2.5792
Geometric Mean Length of Stay5.6 days
Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay6.8 days
Post-Acute Transfer DRGNo
Special Pay Transfer DRGNo

Defining Codes (FY2026)

23 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: A02.21, A17.0, A17.1, A17.81, A17.82, A17.83, A17.89, A39.0, A39.81, A54.81, G00.0, G00.1 and 11 more.

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 096 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]

Defining diagnoses (23)

  • A02.21 — Salmonella meningitis [Grouper diagnosis]
  • A17.0 — Tuberculous meningitis [Grouper diagnosis]
  • A17.1 — Meningeal tuberculoma [Grouper diagnosis]
  • A17.81 — Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord [Grouper diagnosis]
  • A17.82 — Tuberculous meningoencephalitis [Grouper diagnosis]
  • A17.83 — Tuberculous neuritis [Grouper diagnosis]
  • A17.89 — Other tuberculosis of nervous system [Grouper diagnosis]
  • A39.0 — Meningococcal meningitis [Grouper diagnosis]
  • and 15 more

DRG family

  • DRG 094 — BACTERIAL AND TUBERCULOUS INFECTIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC [DRG family]: “BACTERIAL AND TUBERCULOUS INFECTIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (094-096), split by severity.”
  • DRG 095 — BACTERIAL AND TUBERCULOUS INFECTIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC [DRG family]: “BACTERIAL AND TUBERCULOUS INFECTIONS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC — same CMS DRG family (094-096), split by severity.”