All ICD10 Codes

DRG 076

Medical DRG

Viral Meningitis without CC/MCC

TypeMedicalMDC01Dx Codes10

What is MS-DRG 076?

MS-DRG 076 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 01 (MDC 01) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 10 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 0.8252 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.6 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.2 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

Classification
Medical DRG
Diagnosis-driven grouping
MDC
Major Diagnostic Category 01
Linked Codes
10 diagnosis
Billable Dx
100%
10 of 10 shown

FY 2026 Payment Data

Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).

Relative Weight
0.8252
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
2.6 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
3.2 days
Average length of stay
Post-Acute Transfer
No
Not subject to the transfer policy

Related MS-DRGs in This Severity Group

The same clinical condition is split into separate DRGs by complication severity. MCC pays more than CC, which pays more than no CC/MCC.

DRGTitleRel. WeightGMLOS
075Viral Meningitis with CC/MCC1.91755.5 days
076Viral Meningitis without CC/MCCThis page0.82522.6 days

Linked ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Mappings

  • A87.0

    Enteroviral meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A87.1

    Adenoviral meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A87.2

    Lymphocytic choriomeningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A87.8

    Other viral meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A87.9

    Viral meningitis, unspecified

    BillableChapter 1
  • A88.0

    Enteroviral exanthematous fever [Boston exanthem]

    BillableChapter 1
  • B00.3

    Herpesviral meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • B02.1

    Zoster meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • B26.1

    Mumps meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • G03.2

    Benign recurrent meningitis [Mollaret]

    BillableChapter 6