DRG 096

Medical DRG

Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System without CC/MCC

TypeMedicalMDC01Dx Codes23

What is MS-DRG 096?

MS-DRG 096 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 01 (MDC 01) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 23 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 2.5792 with a geometric mean length of stay of 5.6 days and an arithmetic mean of 6.8 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

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

2.5792

Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)

Geometric Mean LOS

5.6 days

Used for transfer payment calculations

Arithmetic Mean LOS

6.8 days

Average length of stay

Post-Acute Transfer

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.

DRG	Title	Rel. Weight	GMLOS
094	Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System with MCC	3.5194	7.9 days
095	Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System with CC	2.5792	5.6 days
096	Bacterial and Tuberculous Infections of Nervous System without CC/MCCThis page	2.5792	5.6 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