All ICD10 Codes
MS-DRG 443Medical

Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCC

Major Diagnostic Category 07·Grouped by diagnosis·FY 2027

MS-DRG 443 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 07 (MDC 07) without a significant Complication or Comorbidity. It maps to 120 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2027 it carries a relative weight of 0.6885 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.4 days and an arithmetic mean of 2.9 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:
0.6885 (payment multiplier vs. the average case (1.0))
Geometric mean stay:
2.4 days (used for transfer payments)
Average stay:
2.9 days (arithmetic mean)
Post-acute transfer policy:
Yes (early transfers can be paid less)

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.

DRGTitleRelative weightMean stay
441Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC1.82194.6 days
442Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with CC0.96023.1 days
443Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis without CC/MCC (this page)0.68852.4 days

Diagnosis codes (120)

As the principal diagnosis, these ICD-10-CM codes can group to DRG 443. 100% of the codes listed are billable.