Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC
Major Diagnostic Category 07·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027
MS-DRG 432 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 07 (MDC 07) with a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC). It maps to 17 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 1.9828 with a geometric mean length of stay of 4.9 days and an arithmetic mean of 6.7 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
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FY 2027 payment data
From Table 5 of the FY 2027 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
- Relative weight:
- 1.9828 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
- Geometric mean stay:
- 4.9 days (used for transfer payments)
- Average stay:
- 6.7 days (arithmetic mean)
- Post-acute transfer policy:
- No (not subject to it)
Same condition, other severity levels
CMS splits one condition into separate DRGs by how sick the patient is. With MCC pays more than with CC, which pays more than without CC/MCC.
Diagnosis codes (17)
As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 432. 100% of the codes listed are billable.
- K70.10Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites
- K70.11Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites
- K70.2Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver
- K70.30Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites
- K70.31Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites
- K70.40Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
- K70.41Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
- K70.9Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified
- K74.00Hepatic fibrosis, unspecified
- K74.01Hepatic fibrosis, early fibrosis
- K74.02Hepatic fibrosis, advanced fibrosis
- K74.0AHepatic fibrosis, moderate fibrosis
- K74.3Primary biliary cirrhosis
- K74.4Secondary biliary cirrhosis
- K74.5Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified
- K74.60Unspecified cirrhosis of liver
- K74.69Other cirrhosis of liver
