DRG 434

Medical DRG

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCC

TypeMedicalMDC07Dx Codes16

What is MS-DRG 434?

MS-DRG 434 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 07 (MDC 07) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 16 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 0.7125 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.3 days and an arithmetic mean of 3 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.

Classification
Medical DRG
Diagnosis-driven grouping
Linked Codes
16 diagnosis
Billable Dx
100%
16 of 16 shown

FY 2026 Payment Data

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

Relative Weight
0.7125
Payment multiplier vs. average case (1.0)
Geometric Mean LOS
2.3 days
Used for transfer payment calculations
Arithmetic Mean LOS
3 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
432Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC1.96824.9 days
433Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with CC1.05623.3 days
434Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCCThis page0.71252.3 days

Linked ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Mappings

  • K70.10

    Alcoholic hepatitis without ascites

    BillableChapter 11
  • K70.11

    Alcoholic hepatitis with ascites

    BillableChapter 11
  • K70.2

    Alcoholic fibrosis and sclerosis of liver

    BillableChapter 11
  • K70.30

    Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites

    BillableChapter 11
  • K70.31

    Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites

    BillableChapter 11
  • K70.40

    Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma

    BillableChapter 11
  • K70.41

    Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma

    BillableChapter 11
  • K70.9

    Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.00

    Hepatic fibrosis, unspecified

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.01

    Hepatic fibrosis, early fibrosis

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.02

    Hepatic fibrosis, advanced fibrosis

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.3

    Primary biliary cirrhosis

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.4

    Secondary biliary cirrhosis

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.5

    Biliary cirrhosis, unspecified

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.60

    Unspecified cirrhosis of liver

    BillableChapter 11
  • K74.69

    Other cirrhosis of liver

    BillableChapter 11