DRG 094

Medical DRG

Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System with MCC

TypeMedicalMDC01Dx Codes23

What is MS-DRG 094?

MS-DRG 094 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 01 (MDC 01) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 23 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 3.5194 with a geometric mean length of stay of 7.9 days and an arithmetic mean of 10.5 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

Classification
Medical DRG
Diagnosis-driven grouping
Linked Codes
23 diagnosis
Billable Dx
100%
23 of 23 shown

FY 2026 Payment Data

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

Relative Weight
3.5194
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
7.9 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
10.5 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
094Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System with MCCThis page3.51947.9 days
095Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System with CC2.57925.6 days
096Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System without CC/MCC2.57925.6 days

Linked ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Mappings

  • A02.21

    Salmonella meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A17.0

    Tuberculous meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A17.1

    Meningeal tuberculoma

    BillableChapter 1
  • A17.81

    Tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord

    BillableChapter 1
  • A17.82

    Tuberculous meningoencephalitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A17.83

    Tuberculous neuritis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A17.89

    Other tuberculosis of nervous system

    BillableChapter 1
  • A39.0

    Meningococcal meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A39.81

    Meningococcal encephalitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • A54.81

    Gonococcal meningitis

    BillableChapter 1
  • G00.0

    Hemophilus meningitis

    BillableChapter 6
  • G00.1

    Pneumococcal meningitis

    BillableChapter 6
  • G00.2

    Streptococcal meningitis

    BillableChapter 6
  • G00.3

    Staphylococcal meningitis

    BillableChapter 6
  • G00.8

    Other bacterial meningitis

    BillableChapter 6
  • G00.9

    Bacterial meningitis, unspecified

    BillableChapter 6
  • G01

    Meningitis in bacterial diseases classified elsewhere

    BillableChapter 6
  • G04.2

    Bacterial meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis, not elsewhere classified

    BillableChapter 6
  • G06.0

    Intracranial abscess and granuloma

    BillableChapter 6
  • G06.1

    Intraspinal abscess and granuloma

    BillableChapter 6
  • G06.2

    Extradural and subdural abscess, unspecified

    BillableChapter 6
  • G07

    Intracranial and intraspinal abscess and granuloma in diseases classified elsewhere

    BillableChapter 6
  • G61.0

    Guillain-Barre syndrome

    BillableChapter 6