434 MS-DRG: CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC
MS-DRG 434 groups Medicare inpatient hospital stays for: CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC. This is a medical MS-DRG. It falls under MDC 07 (Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas).
Payment & Classification Data
Official CMS values from the FY2027 IPPS Final Rule Table 5.
| Major Diagnostic Category | MDC 07 — Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas |
| DRG Type | Medical |
| Severity Level | None |
| Relative Weight | 0.6249 |
| Relative Weight (10% Cap Applied) | 0.6413 |
| Geometric Mean Length of Stay | 2.1 days |
| Arithmetic Mean Length of Stay | 2.6 days |
| Post-Acute Transfer DRG | No |
| Special Pay Transfer DRG | No |
Defining Codes (FY2027)
17 diagnosis codes can drive assignment here: K70.10, K70.11, K70.2, K70.30, K70.31, K70.40, K70.41, K70.9, K74.00, K74.01, K74.02, K74.0A and 5 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 434 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 07 — Diseases and Disorders of the Hepatobiliary System and Pancreas[MDC]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2027
Defining diagnoses (17)
- K70.10 — Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K70.11 — Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K70.2 — Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K70.30 — Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K70.31 — Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K70.40 — Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K70.41 — Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- K70.9 — Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified[Grouper diagnosis]— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027
- and 9 more
DRG family
- DRG 432 — CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC[DRG family]: “CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC — same CMS DRG family (432-434), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 432-434) · FY2027
- DRG 433 — CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC[DRG family]: “CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC — same CMS DRG family (432-434), split by severity.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (DRG family 432-434) · 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